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Dehn surgery
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English
Etymology
Named after Max Dehn.
Noun
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en topology The removal of a solid torus from a 3-dimensional manifold, followed by its being replaced via a homeomorphism of its boundary.
en topology specifically The same, but with the manifold in question being the 3-dimensional sphere.
Translations
replacement of solid torus
Danish: da Dehnkirurgi c
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