Bounded domains in the 3-dimensional space
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| contents | We study the shapes of compact connected 3-manifolds with connected smooth boundary in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space $\boldsymbol{R}^3$. We call them bounded domains. Since compact connected surfaces in $\boldsymbol{R}^3$ bound unique bounded domains, the objects are the same as compact connected surfaces in $\boldsymbol{R}^3$. To understand their shapes, we use the Morse height functions $F: M\to \boldsymbol{R}$ which are the orthogonal projections from the bounded domains $M$ to lines, and their Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F$ and $\mathcal{R}_{F|\partial M}$ which are obtained by identifying connected components of level sets of maps to points. We introduce the weighted Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F^w$ and the weighted indexed Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F^{wi}$. We investigate whether a bounded domain admits a Morse height function $F$ with the weighted Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F^w$ with small weight. We show that if the weights are less than 2. $M$ can be deformed by isotopy to an embedded handlebody. The original question which lead us to investigate bounded domains is the following question: "Can the domain $M$ be isotoped so that, for every point of the boundary $\partial M$, there is a ray from the point which intersects the domain $M$ only at the end point?" In other words, "Can $M$ be isotoped to $ι(M)$ so that every point of $\partial ι(M)$ is visible from the infinity?" Under the minNCP hypothesis, we show that if a bounded domain $M$ can be isotoped to $ι(M)$ so that every point of the boundary is visible from the infinity, then $M$ is an embedded handlebody. Here the minNCP hypothesis asserts that, if $M$ is isotopic to a visible $ι(M)$, $ι(M)$ can be taken so that $z:ι(M)\to \boldsymbol{R}$ is a Morse height function with minimum number of critical points in the isotopy class of the embedding $M\subset \boldsymbol{R}^3$. |
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| spellingShingle | Bounded domains in the 3-dimensional space Tsuboi, Takashi Geometric Topology 57K30, 57M15, 05C10, 57K10, 57M15 We study the shapes of compact connected 3-manifolds with connected smooth boundary in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space $\boldsymbol{R}^3$. We call them bounded domains. Since compact connected surfaces in $\boldsymbol{R}^3$ bound unique bounded domains, the objects are the same as compact connected surfaces in $\boldsymbol{R}^3$. To understand their shapes, we use the Morse height functions $F: M\to \boldsymbol{R}$ which are the orthogonal projections from the bounded domains $M$ to lines, and their Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F$ and $\mathcal{R}_{F|\partial M}$ which are obtained by identifying connected components of level sets of maps to points. We introduce the weighted Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F^w$ and the weighted indexed Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F^{wi}$. We investigate whether a bounded domain admits a Morse height function $F$ with the weighted Reeb graphs $\mathcal{R}_F^w$ with small weight. We show that if the weights are less than 2. $M$ can be deformed by isotopy to an embedded handlebody. The original question which lead us to investigate bounded domains is the following question: "Can the domain $M$ be isotoped so that, for every point of the boundary $\partial M$, there is a ray from the point which intersects the domain $M$ only at the end point?" In other words, "Can $M$ be isotoped to $ι(M)$ so that every point of $\partial ι(M)$ is visible from the infinity?" Under the minNCP hypothesis, we show that if a bounded domain $M$ can be isotoped to $ι(M)$ so that every point of the boundary is visible from the infinity, then $M$ is an embedded handlebody. Here the minNCP hypothesis asserts that, if $M$ is isotopic to a visible $ι(M)$, $ι(M)$ can be taken so that $z:ι(M)\to \boldsymbol{R}$ is a Morse height function with minimum number of critical points in the isotopy class of the embedding $M\subset \boldsymbol{R}^3$. |
| title | Bounded domains in the 3-dimensional space |
| topic | Geometric Topology 57K30, 57M15, 05C10, 57K10, 57M15 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01278 |