$S_k$-Holonomy on Coloring Complexes of $M^n$ with Applications to the Poincar\'e Conjecture and $4$-Color Theorem

Abstract

A natural class of coloring complexes $X$ on closed manifold $M^n$ is investigated that gives a holonomy map $\mbox{Hol}_X: \pi_1(M) \to S_{n+1}$. By a $k$-multilayer complex construction the holonomy map may be defined to any finite permutation group $\mbox{Hol}_X: \pi_1(M) \to S_{n+k}$, $k>0$. Under isotopy of $X$ and surgery on $B^n \subset M^n$ a holonomy class of complexes $[X]$ is defined with $[X]=[Y] \iff \mbox{Hol}_X = \mbox{Hol}_Y$. It is also shown that for any homeomorphism $f:\pi_1(M) \to S_{n+1}$ there is a complex $X$ on $M$ with $\mbox{Hol}_X =f$. These results are applied to express the $4$-color Theorem and the Poincar\'e Conjecture as the existence and uniqueness, respectively, of a certain holonomy class. Several other applications are suggested.