Abstract
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We describe an algorithm to decide whether two genus-two surfaces embedded in the
-sphere
are isotopic or not. The algorithm employs well-known techniques in
-manifolds
topology, as well as a new algorithmic solution to a problem on free groups.
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Keywords
3-manifolds, algorithm, surfaces, genus 2, classification
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Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 57-08, 57K30
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Publication
Received: 17 November 2023
Revised: 8 August 2024
Accepted: 13 October 2024
Published: 20 November 2025
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