Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Classification of Closed Surfaces

Seminar
Speaker: Sanjay Kumar Singh School of Mathematics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road Mumbai 40000
Date: Friday, 24 Jul 2009 (all day)
Venue: A-212 (STCS Seminar Room)

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Abstract:  The classification theorem of closed surfaces states that any closed surface is homomorphic to some member of one of these three families:

1. the sphere
2. the connected sum of n tori
3. the connected sum of k real projective planes