The asphericity of random 2-dimensional complexes
The asphericity of random 2-dimensional complexes
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随机二维复合体的非球面性
DOI:
10.1002/rsa.20499
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发表时间:
2013
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1
通讯作者:
Costa A
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作者:
Costa A
We study random 2‐dimensional complexes in the Linial–Meshulam model and prove that for the probability parameter satisfying a random 2‐complexYcontains several pairwise disjoint tetrahedra such that the 2‐complexZobtained by removing any face from each of these tetrahedra is aspherical. Moreover, we prove that the obtained complexZsatisfies the Whitehead conjecture, i.e. any subcomplex is aspherical. This implies thatYis homotopy equivalent to a wedge whereZis a 2‐dimensional aspherical simplicial complex. We also show that under the assumptions wherec> 3 and , the complexZis genuinely 2‐dimensional and in particular, it has sizable 2‐dimensional homology; it follows that in the indicated range of the probability parameterpthe cohomological dimension of the fundamental group of a random 2‐complex equals 2. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 46, 261–273, 2015