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Arithmetic Invariants of Simplicial Complexes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

M. Brown  and
A. G. Wasserman
M. Brown
Affiliation:
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
A. G. Wasserman
Affiliation:
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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What invariants of a finite simplicial complex K can be computed solely from the values v0(K), V1(K), …, vi(K), … where Vi(K) is the number of i-simplexes of K? The Euler chracteristic χ(K) = Σ i (– 1)ivi(K) is a subdivision invariant and a homotopy invariant while the dimension of K is a subdivision invariant and homeomorphism invariant. In [3], Wall has shown that the Euler chracteristic is the only linear function to the integers that is a subdivision invariant. In this paper we show that the only subdivision invariants (linear or not) of K are the Euler characteristic and the dimension. More precisely we prove the following theorem.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 32 , Issue 6 , 01 December 1980 , pp. 1306 - 1310
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1980

References

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