An algorithmic approach to construct crystallizations of 3-manifolds from presentations of fundamental groups

DOI10.1007/S12044-016-0302-7zbMATH Open1362.57032arXiv1410.5917OpenAlexW3101865903MaRDI QIDQ345698FDOQ345698

Authors: Biplab Basak 

Publication date: 2 December 2016

Published in: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We have defined weight of the pair $(langleSmidRangle,R)$ for a given presentation $langleSmidRangle$ of a group, where the number of generators is equal to the number of relations. We present an algorithm to construct crystallizations of 3-manifolds whose fundamental group has a presentation with two generators and two relations. If the weight of $(langleSmidRangle,R)$ is $n$ then our algorithm constructs all the $n$-vertex crystallizations which yield $(langleSmidRangle,R)$. As an application, we have constructed some new crystallizations of 3-manifolds. We have generalized our algorithm for presentations with three generators and certain class of relations. For $mgeq3$ and $mgeqngeqkgeq2$, our generalized algorithm gives a $2(2m+2n+2k-6+delt{a}_n^2+delt{a}_k^2)$-vertex crystallization of the closed connected orientable $3$-manifold $Mlanglem,n,kangle$ having fundamental group $langle{x}_1,x_2,x_{3}mid{x}_1^m=x_2^n=x_3^k=x_1{x}_2{x}_{3}angle$. These crystallizations are minimal and unique with respect to the given presentations. If `$n=2$' or `$kgeq3$ and $mgeq4$' then our crystallization of $Mlanglem,n,kangle$ is vertex-minimal for all the known cases.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.5917

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zbMATH Keywords

presentations of groupscrystallizations of manifoldspseudotriangulations of manifoldsspherical and hyperbolic 3-manifoldsweight of presentation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General topology of complexes (57Q05) Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs (05C15) Triangulating manifolds (57Q15)

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