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Connected Sum Decomposition


Every compact 3-manifold is the connected sum of a unique collection of prime 3-manifolds.


See also

Jaco-Shalen-Johannson Torus Decomposition

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Connected Sum Decomposition." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ConnectedSumDecomposition.html

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