Abstract
Let $X$ be a compact 3-manifold and $A$ a boundary component of $X$ to which $X$ retracts. We propose the problem of classifying such $(X,A)$ up to PL homeomorphisms in a suitable class of manifolds. We give a complete solution in a special case. We show in this case there are exactly twenty-four basic pairs $(X,A)$ and all other cases are obtained from these by some obvious modifications. If $A$ is assumed to be different from a 2-sphere, there are six basic pairs.
Citation
Ensil Kang. "Retracting compact 3-manifolds onto their boundary components." Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 78 (1) 10 - 13, Jan. 2002. https://doi.org/10.3792/pjaa.78.10
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