The discussion centers on the necessity of both the orange and purple cuts to flatten a double-torus. It is established that connecting only the orange cut to the right and the purple cut to the left is insufficient for achieving a flat representation. This concept is explicitly illustrated in "Introduction to Algebraic Curves" by Phillip A. Griffiths, specifically on page 10, Figure 1.6. The visual representation in the referenced book clarifies the geometric reasoning behind the requirement for both cuts.
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ehrenfest said:Homework Statement
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Why do you need both the orange and the purple cuts to lay the double-torus flat? Why can you not connect the orange cut going right and the purple cut going left under the torus. It seems like that would be enough to lay the double-torus flat...