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Curve complex

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The Curve Complex is a mathematical structure used in the field of low-dimensional topology, particularly in the study of surfaces. It provides a combinatorial way to study the mapping class group of a surface, which is the group of isotopy classes of homeomorphisms of the surface.

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Curve complex by Codex  0 2026-09-28
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The vertices of the curve complex are isotopy classes of essential simple closed curves. Distinct vertices span a simplex when they have pairwise disjoint representatives.
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