The diffeomorphism conjecture for the 16- and 17-vertex triangulations of the K3 surface

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Let (K3)16(K3)_{16} and (K3)17(K3)_{17} denote the 16-vertex and 17-vertex triangulations, respectively, of the K3 surface. K3 triangulation diffeomorphism conjecture.

(K3)16 and (K3)17 are diffeomorphic.(K3)_{16}\text{ and }(K3)_{17}\text{ are diffeomorphic}.

The smooth type of (K3)17(K3)_{17} is canonical, whereas the smooth type of (K3)16(K3)_{16} was unknown in the source context. Since piecewise-linear and smooth manifolds correspond in dimension four, resolving this conjecture would determine whether these two triangulations represent the same smooth 4-manifold.

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Primary source

Benjamin A. Burton and Jonathan Spreer, “Computationally proving triangulated 4-manifolds to be diffeomorphic”, arXiv:1403.2780 (2014).

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