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A Constructive Proof of Ky Fan's Generalization of Tucker's Lemma

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We present a constructive proof of Ky Fan's combinatorial lemma concerning labellings of triangulated spheres. Our construction works for triangulations of SnS^n that contain a flag of hemispheres. As a consequence, we produce a constructive proof of Tucker's lemma that holds for a larger class of triangulations than previous constructive proofs.

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@article{arxiv.math/0310444,
  title  = {A Constructive Proof of Ky Fan's Generalization of Tucker's Lemma},
  author = {Timothy Prescott and Francis Edward Su},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0310444},
  year   = {2007}
}

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