Generalized Plumbings and Murasugi Sums
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Title :
Generalized Plumbings and Murasugi Sums
Author(s) :
Ozbagci, Burak [Auteur]
Koç University
Popescu-Pampu, Patrick [Auteur]
Laboratoire Paul Painlevé - UMR 8524 [LPP]
Koç University
Popescu-Pampu, Patrick [Auteur]

Laboratoire Paul Painlevé - UMR 8524 [LPP]
Journal title :
Arnold Mathematical Journal
Pages :
69-119
Publisher :
Springer
Publication date :
2016-03
ISSN :
2199-6792
English keyword(s) :
Cobordisms
Morse functions
Murasugi sums
Open books
Plumbing
Seifert surfaces
Morse functions
Murasugi sums
Open books
Plumbing
Seifert surfaces
HAL domain(s) :
Mathématiques [math]
English abstract : [en]
We propose a generalization of the classical notions of plumbing and Murasugi summing operations to smooth manifolds of arbitrary dimensions, so that in this general context Gabai’s credo “the Murasugi sum is a natural ...
Show more >We propose a generalization of the classical notions of plumbing and Murasugi summing operations to smooth manifolds of arbitrary dimensions, so that in this general context Gabai’s credo “the Murasugi sum is a natural geometric operation” holds. In particular, we prove that the sum of the pages of two open books is again a page of an open book and that there is an associated summing operation of Morse maps. We conclude with several open questions relating this work with singularity theory and contact topology.Show less >
Show more >We propose a generalization of the classical notions of plumbing and Murasugi summing operations to smooth manifolds of arbitrary dimensions, so that in this general context Gabai’s credo “the Murasugi sum is a natural geometric operation” holds. In particular, we prove that the sum of the pages of two open books is again a page of an open book and that there is an associated summing operation of Morse maps. We conclude with several open questions relating this work with singularity theory and contact topology.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
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Internationale
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Non
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2025-01-24T14:34:23Z
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