Heegaard decomposition

noun

Etymology

Named after Poul Heegaard, Danish mathematician.

  1. derived from mathematician

Definitions

  1. The decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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