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Minimal triangulations on orientable surfaces

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We thank NSF for supporting this research. And we also thank Doris Heinsohn for drawing the figures and David Pengelley for carefully checking the manuscript.

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Jungerman, M., Ringel, G. Minimal triangulations on orientable surfaces. Acta Math. 145, 121–154 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02414187

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