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Friedl, Stefan ; Munser, Lars ; Quintanilha, José Pedro ; Santos Rego, Yuri

Canonical decompositions and algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs

Friedl, Stefan , Munser, Lars , Quintanilha, José Pedro and Santos Rego, Yuri (2024) Canonical decompositions and algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs. Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 67 (2), pp. 388-430.

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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.76476

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We prove that there exists an algorithm for determining whether two piecewise-linear spatial graphs are isomorphic. In its most general form, our theorem applies to spatial graphs furnished with vertex colourings, edge colourings and/or edge orientations. We first show that spatial graphs admit canonical decompositions into blocks, that is, spatial graphs that are non-split and have no cut ...

We prove that there exists an algorithm for determining whether two piecewise-linear spatial graphs are isomorphic. In its most general form, our theorem applies to spatial graphs furnished with vertex colourings, edge colourings and/or edge orientations.

We first show that spatial graphs admit canonical decompositions into blocks, that is, spatial graphs that are non-split and have no cut vertices, in a suitable topological sense. Then, we apply a result of Haken and Matveev in order to algorithmically distinguish these blocks.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleProceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society
Publisher:Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Volume:67
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:2
Page Range:pp. 388-430
Date14 March 2024
InstitutionsMathematics > Prof. Dr. Stefan Friedl
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (224262486)
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10.1017/S0013091524000087DOI
KeywordsKeywords spatial graphs 3-manifolds with boundary pattern Haken manifolds piecewise-linear topology MSC classification Primary: 57M15: Relations with graph theory 57Q35: Embeddings and immersions Secondary: 57Q40: Regular neighborhoods
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 510 Mathematics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-764760
Item ID76476

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