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Cohomology and Immersed Curves

Geometric Topology 2012-09-20 v2

Abstract

We introduce a new cohomology-theoretic method for classifying generic immersed curves in closed compact surfaces by using Gauss codes. This subsumes a result of J.S. Carter on classifying immersed curves in oriented compact surfaces, and provides a criterion for when an immersion is two-colorable. We note an application to twisted virtual link theory.

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@article{arxiv.0807.1311,
  title  = {Cohomology and Immersed Curves},
  author = {Mario O. Bourgoin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.1311},
  year   = {2012}
}

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13 pages, 4 figures

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