Handlebody

A handlebody of type (n,k) is an n-dimensional manifold that is attained from the standard n-disk by attaching only k-D handles.

See also

Handle, Heegaard Splitting, Surgery

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References

Rolfsen, D. Knots and Links. Wilmington, DE: Publish or Perish Press, p. 46, 1976.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Handlebody." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Handlebody.html

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