The 7-torsion conjecture for matching complexes

Let n=2k+1+3rn=2k+1+3r and d=k1+rd=k-1+r, so that the relevant reduced homology group is H~k1+r(M2k+1+3r;Z)\tilde{H}_{k-1+r}(\mathsf{M}_{2k+1+3r};\mathbb{Z}). The 7-torsion conjecture. The group contains elements of order 77 whenever r4r\geq 4 and k2r3k\geq 2r-3. Equivalently, H~d(Mn;Z)\tilde{H}_d(\mathsf{M}_n;\mathbb{Z}) contains elements of order 77 whenever

3n137dn72.\frac{3n-13}{7}\leq d\leq\frac{n-7}{2}.

The source notes that the available evidence is limited, so this remains an open conjectural extension of the known cases.

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Jakob Jonsson, “More Torsion in the Homology of the Matching Complex”, arXiv:1203.5658 (2012).

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