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Heegaard Diagram


A diagram expressing how the gluing operation that connects the handlebodies involved in a Heegaard splitting proceeds, usually by showing how the meridians of the handlebody are mapped.


See also

Handlebody, Heegaard Splitting

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References

Rolfsen, D. Knots and Links. Wilmington, DE: Publish or Perish Press, p. 239, 1976.

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Heegaard Diagram

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Heegaard Diagram." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HeegaardDiagram.html

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