[Math] Triangulation of double-holed torus to calculate fundamental group

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Show that the fundamental group of the double-holed torus is given by: $\pi_1=<a, b, c, d | aba^{-1}b^{-1}=cdc^{-1}d^{-1}>$

Double-holed torus

I have ended up with the following identification diagram representing the space:

Diagram

I am stuck with triangulating this space with simplices. Please could you help me with this?

After this I can find the generators $a, b, c$ and $d$ on the remaining 1-simplices that generate the fundamental group

Best Answer

Here is the image. Now just stretch the part where you glued for the connected sum and you get your triangulated octagon.

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