Stabilization, amalgamation and curves of intersection of Heegaard splittings
Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 9 (2009) no. 2, pp. 811-832

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We address a special case of the Stabilization Problem for Heegaard splittings, establishing an upper bound on the number of stabilizations required to make a Heegaard splitting of a Haken 3–manifold isotopic to an amalgamation along an essential surface. As a consequence we show that for any positive integer n there are 3–manifolds containing an essential torus and a Heegaard splitting such that the torus and splitting surface must intersect in at least n simple closed curves. These give the first examples of lower bounds on the minimum number of curves of intersection between an essential surface and a Heegaard surface that are greater than one.

DOI : 10.2140/agt.2009.9.811
Keywords: Heegaard splitting, incompressible surface

Derby-Talbot, Ryan 1

1 Department of Mathematics, The American University in Cairo, 113 Sharia Kasr El Aini, PO Box 2511, Cairo, 11511, Egypt
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Derby-Talbot, Ryan. Stabilization, amalgamation and curves of intersection of Heegaard splittings. Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 9 (2009) no. 2, pp. 811-832. doi: 10.2140/agt.2009.9.811

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