Immersing branched surfaces in dimension three

Christy, Joe

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1992-1098398-2

Immersing branched surfaces in dimension three
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by Joe Christy

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 115 (1992), 853-861

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1992-1098398-2

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Abstract:

We present necessary and sufficient conditions for immersing and embedding branched surfaces in dimension three. We illustrate the result with some applications to dynamics. Finally, we discuss the extension to higher dimensions and codimensions.

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