A Diagrammatic Presentation of the Category 3Cob

A category equivalent to the category of 3-dimensional cobordisms is defined in terms of planar diagrams. The operation of composition in this category is completely described via these diagrams.

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Veröffentlicht in:Resultate der Mathematik 2024-06, Vol.79 (4), Article 165
Hauptverfasser: Nikolić, Jovana, Petrić, Zoran, Zekić, Mladen
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Zusammenfassung:A category equivalent to the category of 3-dimensional cobordisms is defined in terms of planar diagrams. The operation of composition in this category is completely described via these diagrams.
ISSN:1422-6383
1420-9012
DOI:10.1007/s00025-024-02201-8