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Rémi Bottinelli

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arXiv2021

Three-dimensional maps and subgroup growth

In this paper we derive a generating series for the number of cellular complexes known as pavings or three-dimensional maps, on $n$ darts, thus solving an analogue of Tutte's problem in dimension three. The generating series we derive also counts free subgroups of index $n$ in $Δ^+ = \mathbb{Z}_2*\mathbb{Z}_2*\mathbb{Z}_2$ via a simple bijection between pavings and finite index subgroups which can be deduced from the action of $Δ^+$ on the cosets of a given subgroup. We then show that this generating series is non-holonomic. Furthermore, we provide and study the generating series for isomorphism classes of pavings, which correspond to conjugacy classes of free subgroups of finite index in $Δ^+$. Computational experiments performed with software designed by the authors provide some statistics about the topology and combinatorics of pavings on $n\leq 16$ darts.

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arXiv2020

Magnitude Homology, Diagonality, Medianness, Künneth and Mayer-Vietoris

Magnitude homology of graphs is introduced by Hepworth and Willerton in arXiv:1505.04125 . Magnitude homology of arbitrary metric spaces by Leinster and Shulman in arXiv:1711.00802v2 . We verify that the Künneth and Mayer-Vietoris formulas proved in arXiv:1505.04125 for graphs extend naturally to the metric setting. The same is done for the notion of diagonality, also originating from arXiv:1505.04125 . Stability of this notion under products, retracts, filtrations is verified, and as an application, it is shown that median spaces are diagonal; in particular, any Menger convex median space has vanishing magnitude homology. Finally, we argue for a definition of magnitude homology in the context of "betweenness spaces" and develop some of its properties.

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arXiv2020

The first uniformly finite homology group with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}$ and a characterisation of its vanishing in the transitive case

We study the first uniformly finite homology group of Block and Weinberger for uniformly locally finite graphs, with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_2$. When the graph is a tree, or coefficients are in $\mathbb{Z}_2$, a characterisation of the group is obtained. In the general case, we describe three phenomena that entail non-vanishing of the group; their disjunction is shown to also be necessary for non-vanishing in the case of transitive graphs.

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arXiv2020

Telescopic groups and symmetries of combinatorial maps

In the present paper, we show that many combinatorial and topological objects, such as maps, hypermaps, three-dimensional pavings, constellations and branched coverings of the two--sphere admit any given finite automorphism group. This enhances the already known results by Frucht, Cori -- Machì, Širáň -- Škoviera, and other authors. We also provide a more universal technique for showing that ``any finite automorphism group is possible'', that is applicable to wider classes or, in contrast, to more particular sub-classes of said combinatorial and geometric objects. Finally, we show that any given finite automorphism group can be realised by sufficiently many non-isomorphic such entities (super-exponentially many with respect to a certain combinatorial complexity measure).

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