Genus two surface

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Definition

This topological space, denoted $T^2\#T^2$ or ${\mathrm{\Sigma }}_2$, is defined in the following equivalent ways:

1. It is the connected sum of two copies of the 2-torus.
2. It is the compact orientable surface of genus $2$.