Ahmad Zainy Al-Yasry^[1]

Cobordism group for embedded graphs

Pages: 425-434
Received: 9 September 2013   
Accepted: 7 November 2013
Mathematics Subject Classification (2010): 14L35.

Keywords: Graph cobordism group, embedded graphs, fusion and fission.
Author address:
[1] : University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women, Department of Mathematics, Baghdad, IRAQ

Abstract: We construct a cobordism group for embedded graphs using sequences of two basic operations, called "fusion" and "fission", which in terms of cobordisms correspond to the basic cobordisms obtained by attaching or removing a 1-handle.

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