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A note on the existence of {k, k}-equivelar polyhedral maps

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

A polyhedral map is called {p,q}\{p, q\}-equivelar if each face has pp edges and each vertex belongs to qq faces. In 1983, it was shown that there exist infinitely many geometrically realizable {p,q}\{p, q\}-equivelar polyhedral maps if q>p=4q > p = 4, p>q=4p > q = 4 or q3>p=3q - 3 > p = 3. It was shown in 2001 that there exist infinitely many {4,4}\{4, 4\}- and {3,6}\{3, 6\}-equivelar polyhedral maps. In 1990, it was shown that {5,5}\{5, 5\}- and {6,6}\{6, 6\}-equivelar polyhedral maps exist. In this note, examples are constructed, to show that infinitely many self dual {k,k}\{k, k\}-equivelar polyhedral maps exist for each k5k \geq 5. Also vertex-minimal non-singular {p,p}\{p, p\}-pattern are constructed for all odd primes pp.

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@article{arxiv.math/0506618,
  title  = {A note on the existence of {k, k}-equivelar polyhedral maps},
  author = {Basudeb Datta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0506618},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

7 pages. To appear in `Contributions to Algebra and Geometry'

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