Two-dimensional weak pseudomanifolds on eight vertices

Datta, Basudeb and Nilakantan, Nandini (2002) Two-dimensional weak pseudomanifolds on eight vertices. In: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences: Mathematical Sciences, 112 (2). pp. 257-281.

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Abstract

We explicitly determine all the two-dimensional weak pseudomanifolds on 8 vertices. We prove that there are (up to isomorphism) exactly 95 such weak pseudomanifolds,44 of which are combinatorial 2-manifolds. These 95 weak pseudomanifolds triangulate 16 topological spaces. As a consequence, we prove that there are exactly three 8-vertex two-dimensional orientable pseudomanifolds which allow degree three maps to the 4-vertex 2-sphere.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences: Mathematical Sciences
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciencs
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciencs.
Keywords:	Two-dimensional complexes;pseudomanifolds;degree of a map.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2008
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/15149

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