Algorithmic Topology and Classification of 3-Manifolds

From the reviews of the 1st edition: "This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of different topics in algorithmic 3-dimensional topology, culminating with the recognition procedure for Haken manifolds and including the up-to-date results in computer enumeration of 3-manifolds. Or...

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Main Author: Matveev, Sergei. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:2nd ed. 2007.
Series:Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 9
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45899-9
Table of Contents:
  • Simple and Special Polyhedra
  • Complexity Theory of 3-Manifolds
  • Haken Theory of Normal Surfaces
  • Applications of the Theory of Normal Surfaces
  • Algorithmic Recognition of S3
  • Classification of Haken 3-Manifolds
  • 3-Manifold Recognizer
  • The Turaev–Viro Invariants.