Bouquet-of-spheres conjecture for random simplicial complexes

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Let X∼X(n,p)X\sim X(n,p) be a random simplicial complex, let d≥3d\geq 3, and fix

1d+1<α<1d.\frac{1}{d+1}<\alpha<\frac{1}{d}.

Set p=n−αp=n^{-\alpha}. Bouquet-of-spheres conjecture. With high probability, XX is homotopy equivalent to a bouquet of dd-dimensional spheres. This conjecture predicts a particularly simple homotopy type in the regime where the relevant homology is concentrated in degree dd; the source presents it as a guess, and does not state a proof or resolution.

References

Primary source

Matthew Kahle, “Topology of random simplicial complexes: a survey”, arXiv:1301.7165 (2013).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2012–2013). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1207.0149.

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