English

Quadrangulation moves

Geometric Topology 2026-08-02 v1

Abstract

We prove that any two quadrangulations of the same surface, i.e., decompositions of a surface into squares, can be transformed into one another by a finite sequence of two-dimensional local cubical Pachner moves and non-local subdivision transformations.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2608.01044,
  title  = {Quadrangulation moves},
  author = {Philipp Korablev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.01044},
  year   = {2026}
}