Heegaard splitting

In the mathematical field of geometric topology, a Heegaard splitting (Danish: [ˈhe̝ˀˌkɒˀ] ^ⓘ) is a decomposition of a compact oriented 3-manifold that results from dividing it into two handlebodies.

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