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Seifert surface

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Etymology

After Herbert Seifert. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

Seifert surface (plural Seifert surfaces)

  1. An orientable surface whose boundary is a given link.

Usage notes

  • It is said to be a Seifert surface of that link.

Further reading

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