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On a Theorem of Sullivan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Michael A. Penna*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, I.U.P.U.I.Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. 46205
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The purpose of this note is to give an elementary geometric proof of the following result stated by Sullivan (see (4)).

Theorem 1 (Sullivan). Let K be a finite simplicial complex with vertices v1, …, vN and corresponding barycentric coordinates b1, …, bN. Then the algebra of rational PL forms on K

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1978

References

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