Derived subdivisions make every PL sphere polytopal

Karim A. Adiprasito, Ivan Izmestiev

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Abstract

We give a simple proof that some iterated derived subdivision of every PL sphere is combinatorially equivalent to the boundary of a simplicial polytope, thereby resolving a problem of Billera (personal communication).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)443-450
Number of pages8
JournalIsrael Journal of Mathematics
Volume208
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Mathematics

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