A proof of the Gordon Conjecture
Geometric Topology
2008-09-08 v2
Abstract
A combinatorial proof of the Gordon Conjecture: The sum of two Heegaard splittings is stabilized if and only if one of the two summands is stabilized.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0801.4581,
title = {A proof of the Gordon Conjecture},
author = {Ruifeng Qiu and Martin Scharlemann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.4581},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
23 pages, 17 figures. Revised version incorporates Ruifeng Qiu as coauthor