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Does every triangulable manifold have a vertex-transitive triangulation?
Does every triangulable manifold have a vertex-transitive triangulation?
When I talk about a vertex-transitive triangulation of a manifold, I mean in the sense of realizing a manifold homeomorphically ...
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Is there a combinatorial representation of general topological manifolds similar to triangulations?
Piece-wise linear manifolds are combinatorially represented by simplicial complexes modulo Pachner moves. However, for dimensions greater than $3$, the notions of piece-wise linear and topological ...
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Subdivision of closed homology manifold reference request
I am interested in the barycentric subdivision of closed homology manifolds.
Definition A (finite) simplicial complex $K$ is a closed homology manifold of dimension $n$ if for every $k$-simplex, its ...
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Non-triangulable 4-manifold as a boundary of some 5 manifold
We know that there are non-triangulable 4-manifolds, such as the E$_8$ manifold.
Can E$_8$ manifold be a boundary of some 5-manifold $M_5$? Can such a $M_5$ be triangulable or non-triangulable? What ...
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Any 3-manifold can be realized as the boundary of a 4-manifold
We know
"Any closed, oriented $3$-manifold $M$ is the boundary of some oriented $4$-manifold $B$." See this post: Elegant proof that any closed, oriented 3-manifold is the boundary of some ...
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Which manifolds are homeomorphic to simplicial complexes?
This question is only motivated by curiosity; I don't know a lot about manifold topology.
Suppose $M$ is a compact topological manifold of dimension $n$. I'll assume $n$ is large, say $n\geq 4$. The ...