Bárány–Larman colorful topological Tverberg conjecture

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Let q≥2q \ge 2 and d≥1d \ge 1 be integers. Let C1,…,Cd+1C_1, \ldots, C_{d+1} be pairwise disjoint sets of vertices of Δq(d+1)−1\Delta_{q(d+1)-1}, each of size qq, and let f ⁣:Δq(d+1)−1→\mathdsRdf\colon \Delta_{q(d+1)-1} \to \mathds{R}^d be a continuous map. Bárány–Larman's colorful topological Tverberg conjecture. There are qq pairwise disjoint faces σ1,…,σq\sigma_1, \dots, \sigma_q of Δq(d+1)−1\Delta_{q(d+1)-1} such that

f(σ1)∩⋯∩f(σq)≠∅f(\sigma_1) \cap \dots \cap f(\sigma_q) \ne \emptyset

and each σi\sigma_i has at most one vertex in each CjC_j. This is a colorful version of the topological Tverberg theorem beyond prime powers; it is known to be open even for affine maps, although it has been verified when q+1q+1 is prime.

References

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Florian Frick and Pablo Soberón, “The topological Tverberg problem beyond prime powers”, arXiv:2005.05251 (2023).

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