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$\mathbb{CP}(2)$ from gluing boundary of 4-ball

Many manifolds can be obtained from gluing the boundary of a ball. For example, $\mathbb{RP}(2)$ is obtained from gluing the two edges of a bi-gon (2-ball). Or, lens spaces are obtained from a 3-cell ...
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existence of triangulations of manifolds

Let $M$ be a smooth manifold. Let $K$ be a simplicial complex. Let ${\rm sd}(K)$ be the sub-division of $K$. Suppose there exists a simplicial sub-complex $K_1$ of ${\rm sd}(K)$ such that $K_1$ ...
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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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If $X_d$ is a non-triangulable manifold, can $X_d \times T^k$, $X_d \times I^k$, or $X_d \times \mathbb{R}^k$ be a triangulable manifold?

If $X_d$ is a non-triangulable manifold, can $X_d \times T^k$, $X_d \times I^k$, or $X_d \times \mathbb{R}^k$ always be a triangulable manifold? Let $X_d$ be a $d$-manifold which is NOT a ...
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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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Category of Manifolds and Maps: TOP $\supseteq$ TRI $\supseteq$ PL $\supseteq$ DIFF? [closed]

Please let me denote the following (TOP) topological manifolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_manifold (PDIFF), for piecewise differentiable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDIFF (PL) ...
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Critical dimensions D for "smooth manifolds iff triangulable manifolds"

I am aware that at least for lower dimensions, "smooth manifolds iff triangulable manifolds" at least for dimensions below a certain critical dimensions D. My question is that for For ...
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How can gauge theory techniques be useful to study when topological manifolds can be triangulated?

I was reading a review article arXiv:1310.7644 and it was explained there that in the last few years it was proven that there are topological manifolds of dimension greater than four that cannot be ...
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Triangulation of Surfaces without Jordan-Schoenflies

Does anyone know of a proof of the fact that any 2-manifold can be triangulated that does not use the Jordan-Curve Theorem or the Jordan-Schoenflies Theorem? Thanks for your help