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Numerical computations in cobordism categories

Algebraic Topology 2013-07-11 v1

Abstract

The sequence 2,5,15,51,187,... with the form (2n+1)(2n1+1)/3(2^n+1)(2^{n-1}+1)/3 has two interpretations in terms of the density of a language with four letters and the cardinality of the quotient of \ZZ2n×\ZZ2n\ZZ_2^n\times \ZZ_2^n under the action of the special linear group \opSL(2,\ZZ)\op{SL}(2,\ZZ). The last interpretation follows the rank of the fundamental group of the \ZZ2n\ZZ_2^n-cobordism category in dimension 1+1. This article presents how to pass from one side to another between these two approaches.

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@article{arxiv.1307.2850,
  title  = {Numerical computations in cobordism categories},
  author = {Carlos Segovia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.2850},
  year   = {2013}
}
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