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Embedding simply connected 2-complexes in 3-space -- I. A Kuratowski-type characterisation

Combinatorics 2019-09-05 v3 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We characterise the embeddability of simply connected locally 3-connected 2-dimensional simplicial complexes in 3-space in a way analogous to Kuratowski's characterisation of graph planarity, by excluded minors. This answers questions of Lov\'asz, Pardon and Wagner.

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@article{arxiv.1709.04642,
  title  = {Embedding simply connected 2-complexes in 3-space -- I. A Kuratowski-type characterisation},
  author = {Johannes Carmesin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.04642},
  year   = {2019}
}
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