The definition of tori – topology

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The question may seem silly, but I do not find the answer.

For me, the $n-$torus is "an sphere with $n$ holes".

Topologically, this is called the connected sum of $n$ tori, is it right?

What about the $T^n=\overbrace{S^1\times \cdots \times S^1}^{n \,times}$, what is its name and what are its properties?

Do the two surfaces have some relation?

Thank you so much.

Best Answer

What you've described is the n-Torus:

$$ T^n = S^1 \times \dots \times S^1 $$

See the wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus#n-dimensional_torus

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