COMPUTER RECOGNITION OF 3-MANIFOLDS

Authors
MATVEEV SV
Citation
Sv. Matveev, COMPUTER RECOGNITION OF 3-MANIFOLDS, Experimental mathematics, 7(2), 1998, pp. 153-161
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Experimental mathematics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10586458
Volume
7
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
153 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-6458(1998)7:2<153:CRO3>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We describe the theoretical background for a computer program that rec ognizes all closed orientable three-manifolds up to complexity 8. The program can treat also nonclosed three-manifolds and manifolds of grea ter complexity, but without necessarily succeeding in recognizing them .