In the subject of manifold theory in mathematics, if M{\displaystyle M} is a manifold with boundary, its double is obtained by gluing two copies of M{\displaystyle M} together along their common boundary. Precisely, the double is M×{0,1}/∼{\displaystyle M\times \{0,1\}/\sim } where (x,0)∼(x,1){\displaystyle (x,0)\sim (x,1)} for all x∈∂M{\displaystyle x\in \partial M}.