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On the minimum order of a quadrangulation on a given closed 2-manifold

Combinatorics 2012-08-28 v1 Discrete Mathematics Algebraic Topology Geometric Topology

Abstract

A partial formula is provided to calculate the smallest number of vertices possible in a quadrangulation on the closed orientable 2-manifold of given genus. This extends the previously known partial formula due to N. Hartsfield and G. Ringel [J. Comb. Theory, Ser. B, 1989, 46, 84-95].

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@article{arxiv.1208.5207,
  title  = {On the minimum order of a quadrangulation on a given closed 2-manifold},
  author = {Serge Lawrencenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.5207},
  year   = {2012}
}

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5 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1207.1882