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The non-orientable genus, demigenus, or Euler genus of a connected, non-orientable closed surface is a positive integer representing the number of cross-caps attached to a sphere. Alternatively, it can be defined for a closed surface in terms of the Euler characteristic χ, via the relationship χ = 2 − k , where k is the non-orientable genus.
As examples, a genus zero surface (without boundary) is the two-sphere while a genus one surface (without boundary) is the ordinary torus. The surfaces of higher genus are sometimes called n-holed tori (or, rarely, n-fold tori). The terms double torus and triple torus are also occasionally used.
A torus. The next case is a Riemann surface of genus =, such as a torus /, where is a two-dimensional lattice (a group isomorphic to ). Its genus is one: its first singular homology group is freely generated by two loops, as shown in the illustration at the right.
In the case of genus one, a fundamental convex polygon is sought for the action by translation of Λ = Z a ⊕ Z b on R 2 = C where a and b are linearly independent over R. (After performing a real linear transformation on R 2, it can be assumed if necessary that Λ = Z 2 = Z + Z i; for a genus one Riemann surface it can be taken to have the form Λ = Z 2 = Z + Z ω, with Im ω > 0.)
A g-holed toroid can be seen as approximating the surface of a torus having a topological genus, g, of 1 or greater. The Euler characteristic χ of a g holed toroid is 2(1-g). [2] The torus is an example of a toroid, which is the surface of a doughnut. Doughnuts are an example of a solid torus created by rotating a disk, and are not toroids.
In mathematics, a genus g surface (also known as a g-torus or g-holed torus) is a surface formed by the connected sum of g distinct tori: the interior of a disk is removed from each of g distinct tori and the boundaries of the g many disks are identified (glued together), forming a g-torus. The genus of such a surface is g. A genus g surface is ...
The term surface used without qualification refers to surfaces without boundary. In particular, a surface with empty boundary is a surface in the usual sense. A surface with empty boundary which is compact is known as a 'closed' surface. The two-dimensional sphere, the two-dimensional torus, and the real projective plane are examples of closed ...
A polyhedral torus can be constructed to approximate a torus surface, from a net of quadrilateral faces, like this 6x4 example. In geometry, a toroidal polyhedron is a polyhedron which is also a toroid (a g-holed torus), having a topological genus (g) of 1 or greater. Notable examples include the Császár and Szilassi polyhedra.