Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 8, issue 2 (2008)

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An algorithm to determine the Heegaard genus of simple $3$–manifolds with nonempty boundary

Marc Lackenby

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 8 (2008) 911–934

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2008.8.911

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