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Named after Poul Heegaard, Danish mathematician.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heegaard decomposition
Today it means: The decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries. Full definition →
Today it means: The decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries. Full definition →
Named after Poul Heegaard, Danish mathematician.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.