Combinatorial triangulations of homology spheres

Details Combinatorial triangulations of homology spheres Combinatorial triangulations of homology spheres

2005-06-27

arxiv.org/abs/math/0506536v1

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

16 pages, to appear in Discrete Mathematics

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Let $M$ be an $n$-vertex combinatorial triangulation of a $\ZZ_2$-homology $d$-sphere. In this paper we prove that if $n \leq d + 8$ then $M$ must be a combinatorial sphere. Further, if $n = d + 9$ and $M$ is not a combinatorial sphere then $M$ can not admit any proper bistellar move. Existence of a 12-vertex triangulation of the lens space $L(3, 1)$ shows that the first result is sharp in dimension three. In the course of the proof we also show that any $\ZZ_2$-acyclic simplicial complex on $\leq 7$ vertices is necessarily collapsible. This result is best possible since there exist 8-vertex triangulations of the Dunce Hat which are not collapsible.

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