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Two Möbius bands attached to a torus

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Attach Möbius bands to a torus along the classes ab and a2b3. If their core generators are x,y, the resulting presentation is
⟨a,b,x,y∣[a,b], x2=ab, y2=a2b3⟩.
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Because the exponent vectors (1,1) and (2,3) form a unimodular basis of Z2, eliminating a,b gives
⟨x,y∣[x2,y2]=1⟩.
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This group maps onto S3​ by x↦(12) and y↦(23), so it is nonabelian.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ii / Paper 1 / 21G / Solution

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