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Once a small subfield of [[geometric topology]], the theory of '''3-manifolds''' has experienced tremendous growth in the latter half of the 20th century. The methods used tend to be quite specific to three dimensions, since different phenomena occur for [[4-manifold]]s and higher dimensions. |
Once a small subfield of [[geometric topology]], the theory of '''3-manifolds''' has experienced tremendous growth in the latter half of the 20th century. The methods used tend to be quite specific to three dimensions, since different phenomena occur for [[4-manifold]]s and higher dimensions. |
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See the main article on [[3-manifold]]s for details on basic background, important theorems and conjectures, and connections to other fields. |
See the main article on [[3-manifold]]s for details on basic background, important theorems and conjectures, and connections to other fields. [[:Category:Knot theory]] may also be of interest because of the substantial overlap in content. |
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[[Category:Manifolds]][[Category:Geometric topology]] |
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Once a small subfield of geometric topology, the theory of 3-manifolds has experienced tremendous growth in the latter half of the 20th century. The methods used tend to be quite specific to three dimensions, since different phenomena occur for 4-manifolds and higher dimensions.
See the main article on 3-manifolds for details on basic background, important theorems and conjectures, and connections to other fields. Category:Knot theory may also be of interest because of the substantial overlap in content.
The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
