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Simplicial shells and thickness in the partition graph

General Mathematics 2026-04-02 v1

Abstract

For each positive integer nn, let GnG_n be the graph whose vertices are the partitions of nn, with edges given by elementary transfers of one unit between parts, followed by reordering. We study the local simplex dimension in the clique complex Kn=\Cl(Gn)K_n=\Cl(G_n) as a geometric thickness invariant of GnG_n. For a partition λn\lambda\vdash n, let τn(λ):=dimloc(λ)\tau_n(\lambda):=\dim_{\mathrm{loc}}(\lambda) be its simplicial thickness. This gives threshold thick zones Tr(n)={λ:τn(λ)r}T_{\ge r}(n)=\{\lambda: \tau_n(\lambda)\ge r\} and, relative to the boundary framework of GnG_n, a shell/core decomposition into outer shells Shr(n)Sh_r(n) and inner cores Corer(n)Core_r(n). Using local-morphology results established earlier in the series, we work with simplicial thickness as a local invariant. We prove that it is preserved by conjugation, that the induced thick zones, shells, and cores are conjugation-invariant, and that the antennas remain strictly one-dimensional in the simplicial sense and are excluded from all nontrivial thick zones. The first shell order at which a nontrivial shell can occur is therefore 22, and the corresponding shell Sh2(n)Sh_2(n) is the triangular skin, while higher simplicial regimes form nested higher-order shells inside the triangular regime. We also develop a complete finite computational atlas for 1n301\le n\le 30, giving first-occurrence tables for the regimes Tr(n)T_{\ge r}(n) and supporting a finite-range rear-central thickening pattern.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2603.28171,
  title  = {Simplicial shells and thickness in the partition graph},
  author = {Fedor B. Lyudogovskiy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.28171},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

29 pages, 6 figures

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