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Slope norm and an algorithm to compute the crosscap number

William Jaco, Joachim Hyam Rubinstein, Jonathan Spreer and Stephan Tillmann

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 24 (2024) 4307–4351

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2024.24.4307

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