The double torus:

By writing out the attaching map $ S^1\longrightarrow S^1\vee S^1\vee S^1\vee S^1$ akin to (25.5) or else using the identification of the sides of a regular octagon as described in lecture 4, the reader is invited to prove that the fundamental group of the double torus is

$\displaystyle \langle a, b, c, d\;\vert\; abcda^{-1}b^{-1}c^{-1}d^{-1} = 1\rangle \eqno(26.14)
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nisha 2012-03-20