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On spun-normal and twisted squares surfaces

Geometric Topology 2010-11-18 v1

Abstract

Given a 3 manifold M with torus boundary and an ideal triangulation, Yoshida and Tillmann give different methods to construct surfaces embedded in M from ideal points of the deformation variety. Yoshida builds a surface from twisted squares whereas Tillmann produces a spun-normal surface. We investigate the relation between the generated surfaces and extend a result of Tillmann's (that if the ideal point of the deformation variety corresponds to an ideal point of the character variety then the generated spun-normal surface is detected by the character variety) to the generated twisted squares surfaces.

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@article{arxiv.0810.1256,
  title  = {On spun-normal and twisted squares surfaces},
  author = {Henry Segerman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1256},
  year   = {2010}
}

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14 pages, 10 figures

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