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The Kirby torus trick for surfaces

  • Allen Hatcher

    Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
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Abstract

The classical theorem that topological surfaces can be triangulated is proved using the torus trick of Kirby plus a few basic facts about smooth or PL surfaces.

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Allen Hatcher, The Kirby torus trick for surfaces. Enseign. Math. (2025), published online first

DOI 10.4171/LEM/1096