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Why is this Brieskorn manifold a rational homology sphere?
In Némethi's book "Normal surface singularities", Example 5.1.17, there is a formula to find the Seifert invariants of a Brieskorn complete intersection $\Sigma(a_1,...,a_n)$. I am ...
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Linking number and intersection number
Consider a disjoint union of two circles $A$ and $B$ smoothly embedded in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with linking number more than $1$. Suppose we know that there exists a disc $D$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$ such that $\...
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Reference request and prerequisites for understanding the Sphere Theorem and the Loop Theorem in 3-manifold theory
As part of my directed studies project, my advisor has suggested that I completely understand the proof of the Sphere Theorem and the Loop Theorem in 3-manifold theory and explain it to him. I have ...
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Every closed surface divides a closed 3-manifold $X$ into two parts if and only if $H_1(X)$ is finite
My friend is looking for proof of the following statement
Every closed surface divides a closed 3-manifold $X$ into two parts if and only if $H_1(X; \mathbb{Z})$ is finite.
Rumor source: Justin ...
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Example of a non $\pi_1$-injective, degree one, self-map of a three-manifold
All manifolds will be assumed to be closed, oriented, and connected.
Let $f\colon M\to M$ be a map of degree $\pm 1$. It is not hard to show that $\pi_1(f)$ is surjective.
What is an example of a non ...
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Non-compact three-manifolds with the same proper homotopy type are homeomorphic?
I am looking for some literature with some (counter) examples of the following fact (though I don't know if the fact is true or not):
Let $M, M'$ be two non-compact connected $3$-manifolds with the ...
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Dual surfaces of a first cohomology class of a 3-manifold
Let $M$ be closed 3-manifold and $\alpha\in H^1(M;\mathbb Z_2)$ an arbitrary element. (In my case we know that $M$ is non-orientable and $\alpha^3=0$.) It is well known that there is a closed 2-...
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Computation of $\pi_1$ for a Mazur manifold and its boundary
If we attach a $4$-dimensional $1$-handle $D^1 \times D^3$ to a $4$-dimensional $0$-handle $B^4$, we obtain $S^1 \times D^3$. The null homologous knot in $S^1 \times S^2$ indicated in the picture ...
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Quotient of solid torus by swapping coordinates on boundary
Let $T$ be the solid 2-torus and let $\sim$ be the equivalence relation on $T$ generated by the relation $\{(\alpha,\beta) \sim (\beta,\alpha) \mid \alpha, \beta \in S^1\}$ on the boundary $\partial T=...
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Is there a simple formula to compute the Casson invariant of an homology $3$-sphere from its Heegaard diagram?
Let $(S_g,\boldsymbol{\alpha}_1,\boldsymbol{\alpha}_2)$ be a Heegaard diagram of a Heegaard splitting $\Sigma=H_g \cup_{\phi_1\phi_2^{-1}}H_g$ of an integral homology sphere $\Sigma$, i.e. $S_g$ is a ...
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Open cone homeomorphic to the Euclidean space
Let $X$ be a topological space and the open cone $C(X)$ over $X$ is defined to be $X \times [0,1)$ with $X \times \{0\}$ identified. Suppose $C(X)$ is homeomorphic to $\mathbb R^4$, can we prove that $...
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Functoriality of Thurston's norm
Let $M$ be a manifold of dimension $3$ and let $N$ be an embedded submanifold of $M$ (also of dimension $3$).
Then, both second homologies $H_2(M)$ and $H_2(N,\delta N)$ are equipped with a norm (...
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Boundary map in Mayer-Vietoris sequence of cohomology
Suppose $M$ is a 3-manifold with connected boundary. Let $T$ be a tangle in $M$, i.e., $T$ is a embedded connected 1-submanifold whose boundary is on $\partial M$ ($T$ is not closed). Moreover, ...
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Outer automorphism group of Brieskorn homology sphere?
In this post, it is discussed how a Brieskorn homology sphere $\Sigma(a_1,a_2,a_3)$ with $\displaystyle \frac{1}{a_1}+ \frac{1}{a_2}+ \frac{1}{a_3} < 1$ is an aspherical manifold with a ...
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A strong form of Mostow rigidity without geometrization?
Mostow rigidity theorem says that two closed hyperbolic manifolds with isomorphic fundamental groups are isometric.
Here is my question: suppose that $M$ and $N$ are two closed 3-manifolds such that $...
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unlinking when relaxing the homeomorphism condition
Say that we have two knots $K_1$ and $K_2$ in $S^3$ linked together in $S^3$ and forming the Hopf link. Usually, we can prove that we cannot unlink them by using a link invariant that shows that the &...
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Covers of a 4-manifold pull back a cohomology class to any algebraic multiple
Fix an algebraic integer $x\neq 0$. Is there a closed smooth 4-manifold $M$ with a class $\rho\in H^{1}_{\mathrm {dR} }(M)$ and a smooth covering map $\phi:M\to M$ such that $\phi^*\rho=x\rho$?
Is ...
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Heegard diagrams for three-manifolds
I have a basic question about the Heegaard diagrams involved in providing a framework
for calculation of Floer-Homology of three-manifolds.
Typically such diagrams look like Figure 1 and Figure 2 here ...
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Approximative extension of the autohomeomorphism of the complement of the trivial knot?
Let $S^1\subset \mathbb{R}^3$ be the unit circle and suppose $h\colon \mathbb{R}^3\setminus S^1\to \mathbb{R}^3\setminus S^1$ is a homeomorphism. Clearly it might be that $h$ cannot be extended to $S^...
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Contractibility and orientation double cover
Question. Let $M$ be a triangulated non-orientable 3-manifold with non-orientable boundary. (It is possible to assume that the boundary is the Klein bottle.) Let $\ell$ be a non-orientable loop on the ...
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Implications of Geometrization conjecture for fundamental group
Hempel proved that Haken manifolds have residually finite fundamental groups. With the Geometrization conjecture, this now holds for any compact and orientable 3-manifold.
How exactly does the ...
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open book decompositions of $\Sigma\times S^1$
Let $\Sigma$ be a closed orientable surface. Is there a standard open book decomposition on the $3$-manifold $M=\Sigma\times S^1$?
If the binding is allowed to be empty in the definition of an open ...
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Classification of closed 3-manifolds with finite first homology group?
I am interested in a topological classification of connected closed 3-manifold $M$ that have finite homology group $H_1(M)$.
Since $H_1(M)$ is the abelization of the fundamental group $\pi_1(M)$, ...
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Seifert fiberings of zero euler number which are semi-bundles
Let M be a closed oriented manifold which has the structure of a "semi-bundle" (See Section 1.2. of Hatcher's notes on three-manifolds) over an interval I. Assume that M is Seifert fibered over a base ...
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Find a surface or 3-manifold whose fundamental group is $(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}) \rtimes (\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})$
I know by Van Kampen's Theorem that we can obtain $\pi_1(S_1 \vee S_1) = \mathbb{Z} * \mathbb{Z}$, so I am wondering if we can construct a surface or 3-manifold whose fundamental group is $\mathbb{Z}...
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Given a link $L\subset S^3$ how to construct a link $L'$ whose complement have hyperbolic structure?
Thurston claimed that almost all closed 3-manifolds are hyperbolic. To support this, he said that every closed 3-manifold is obtained by Dehn surgery along some link whose complement is hyperbolic. ...
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Heegaard splitting of maps between 3-manifolds
Let $M$ and $M'$ be closed oriented connected 3-manfolds and let $f : M \to M'$ be a continuous map. Do there exist Heegaard splittings $M = H_1 \cup H_2$ and $M' = H_1' \cup H_2'$ and a map $f'$ ...
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Can one calculate possible mapping degrees from a connected-sum to another manifold?
Let $D(M,N)$ be the set of all possible degrees of maps from $M$ to $N$, $M_1\#M_2$ the connected sum of $M_1$ and $M_2$.
Can $D(M_1\#M_2,N)$ be calculated in terms of $D(M_1,N)$ and $D(M_2,N)$?
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Mapping Class Groups and torus (JSJ) decomposition of closed 3-manifolds
I am wondering if some intuitive relation exists between Mapping Class Group (MCG) of a 3-manifold (assume "simple" enough manifolds: closed,compact,irreducible, orientable, non-hyperbolic) and its ...
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Can one deform an immersion of a 3-manifold in $\mathbb R^4$ to an embedding in $\mathbb R^6$?
Let $M^3$ be an oriented 3-manifold, and let $f:M^3\looparrowright \mathbb R^4$ be a codimension one immersion. Is it possible to find a small deformation of the composite map
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M^3 \to \mathbb R^4 \...
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3-manifolds homotopy equivalent to a surface
I have heard that an open, orientable 3-manifold $X$ (non-compact, without-boundary) that is homotopy equivalent to an orientable surface $S_g$ must itself already be homemorphic to $S_g \times \...
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Is the following 3-manifold irreducible?
We start with product manifold $ X := S_g \times (0,1)$, where $S_g$ is a closed, orientable surface of genus $g \geq 1$. Since this has $\mathbb R^3$ as its universal cover, $X$ is irreducible. Now $...
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How to get convinced that there are a lot of 3-manifolds?
My question is rather philosophical : without using advanced tools as Perlman-Thurston's geometrisation, how can we get convinced that the class of closed oriented $3$-manifolds is large and that ...
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On the fundamental group of closed 3-manifolds
I know that every finitely presented group can be realized as the fundamental group of a compact, connected, smooth manifold of dimension 4 (or higher). In dimension 2 there are strong restriction on ...
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Action of the mapping class group on separating spheres in a connected sum of aspherical 3-manifolds
Let $M$ be a connected sum of $g$ closed aspherical 3-manifolds $M_1, \ldots, M_g$. [Update: I also assume that all the $M_i$-s are diffeomorphic, i.e. $M$ is a connected sum of copies of the same ...
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What invariants are of great concern in the field of 3-manifolds and why? How much do we know about them? [closed]
I am curious about 3-manifolds though I know little.
Here I am trying to know what invariants people in this field are interested in.
The following are what I have known and what I particularly want ...
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Is there "nonorientable Heegaard Floer homology"?
I have a Heegaard diagram which produces a non-orientable 3-manifold. I want to know any 3-manifold invariant which can be calculated from Heegaard diagrams for non-orientable 3-manifold. (As far as I ...
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Toral decomposition
I have a couple of questions on the following theorem:
Theorem. (Jaco, Shalen)
Let $M$ be a compact, irreducible, orientable 3-manifold with incompressible boundary. There exists a collection $\...
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isotopy classes of embeddings of the torus
Let's consider $S^1$-bundle $E$ over a 2-manifold $M$. How many isotopy classes of embeddings of the torus $\mathbb{T}^2$ in $E$?
For each free homotopy classes $\gamma$ of mappings of the circle ...
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Casson invariant and signature
In W. Neumann, J. Wahl, "Casson invariant of links of singularities",
Comment. Math. Helv.,1990, Vol. 65, Issue 1, pp 58-78 some connection between the Casson invariant and the signature is ...
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Judging whether a finitely presented group is a 3-manifold group?
Given a finitely presented group $G$, how many necessary conditions do people know for $G$ to be isomorphic to the fundamental group of some closed connected 3-manifold? (e.g. residually finite)
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Is this manifold orientable? [closed]
Let $C$ be the set of points $(a,b,c,d) \in \mathbb{C}^4$ which satisfy
1) $ \left|a\right|^2+\left|c\right|^2=\left|b\right|^2+\left|d\right|^2 =1 $.
2) $ a\bar{b}+c\bar{d}=0 $
There is a (...
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Heegaard splitting of covering hyperbolic manifold.
I am curious about how the Heegaard genus changes after a finite covering.
Is there anyone constructing an closed hyperbolic 3-manifold $N$ such that
the Heegaard genus of a finite covering of $N$ ...
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Explicit tetrahedralizations of closed 3-manifolds and connections between convex polytopes and hyperbolic knot complements
There are three consistent ways to glue opposite faces of a dodecahedron to get a closed 3-manifold. With a $\frac{1}{10}$ twist we receive the Poincaré dodecahedral space, with a $\frac{3}{10}$ twist ...
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3-manifold theorem reference request or proof
The following is a theorem of which I have great interest in but cannot find anything about on the internet,
Every 3-manifold of finite volume comes from identifying sides of some polyhedron
I'm ...
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Diffeomorphisms vs homeomorphisms of 3-manifolds
For a smooth 3-manifold $M$, is the natural map from the space of diffeomorphisms of $M$ to the space of homeomorphisms of $M$,
$${\sf Diff}(M) \longrightarrow {\sf Top}(M),$$
a weak homotopy ...
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Dehn surgery on handlebody
Assume $V$ is a handlebody and $C$ be a simple closed curve contained in the interior of $V$.
As Sam said, there exists some simple closed curve such that every dehn surgery along it produces a ...
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what is the meaning of a curve $C$ representing Identity in fundamental group?
Suppose $M$ is a closed 3-manifold, $C\subset M$ is a simple closed curve which represent identity in $\pi_{1}(M)$. Then $C$ bounds an immersed disk in $M$.
My question is:
When does it bound an ...
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Generalization of Moise's theorem
I am looking for a generalization of Moise's theorem, which the few professors that I asked treat as a "known geometric fact" but none could find a reference to an article proving it.
The claim is ...
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Do homeomorphisms of boundary components of 3-manifolds extend to the manifold?
The question that I'd like to answer can be generalized to the following: if $M$ is an orientable 3-manifold and $F$ is a boundary component of $M$ (which may have other boundary components), can an ...
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