Handle homology of manifolds

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Main Authors: Durst, Sebastian, Geiges, Hansjörg, Kegel, Marc
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author Durst, Sebastian
Geiges, Hansjörg
Kegel, Marc
author_facet Durst, Sebastian
Geiges, Hansjörg
Kegel, Marc
contents We give an entirely geometric proof, without recourse to cellular homology, of the fact that $\partial^2=0$ in the chain complex defined by a handle decomposition of a given manifold. Topological invariance of the resulting `handle homology' is a consequence of Cerf theory.
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spellingShingle Handle homology of manifolds
Durst, Sebastian
Geiges, Hansjörg
Kegel, Marc
Geometric Topology
Algebraic Topology
55N35, 57R65
We give an entirely geometric proof, without recourse to cellular homology, of the fact that $\partial^2=0$ in the chain complex defined by a handle decomposition of a given manifold. Topological invariance of the resulting `handle homology' is a consequence of Cerf theory.
title Handle homology of manifolds
topic Geometric Topology
Algebraic Topology
55N35, 57R65
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.09055