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arxiv: math/0008107 · v1 · submitted 2000-08-15 · 🧮 math.GT

Simplifying triangulations of S³

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In this paper we describe a procedure to simplify any given triangulation of the 3-sphere using Pachner moves. We obtain an explicit exponential-type bound on the number of Pachner moves needed for this process. This leads to a new recognition algorithm for the 3-sphere.

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