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3-Manifolds which are unions of three solid tori

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We give a complete classification of all closed, connected 3-manifolds which are union of three solid tori.

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  1. Instituto de Matematicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México, D.F., Mexico

    JosÉ Carlos Gómez Larrañaga

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I would like to thank Professors F. J. González-Acuña and L. Montejano for proposing to me the problem, J. Luecke for giving me the key idea for lemma 3 and M. Eudave for stimulating conversations.

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Gómez Larrañaga, J.C. 3-Manifolds which are unions of three solid tori. Manuscripta Math 59, 325–330 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01174797

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