The 7-torsion conjecture for matching complexes

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

3n−137≤d≤n−72.\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.

References

Primary source

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

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