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A 24-Vertex Triangulation of Real Projective 5-Space

How few vertices can a triangulation of $\mathbb{RP}^5$ have? The paper presents a 6-dimensional centrally symmetric simplicial polytope whose antipodal boundary quotient gives a 24-vertex triangulation, far below previous constructions in the Adiprasito-Avvakumov-Karasev line.

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How few vertices can a triangulation of $\mathbb{RP}^5$ have? The paper presents a 6-dimensional centrally symmetric simplicial polytope whose antipodal boundary quotient gives a 24-vertex triangulation, far below previous constructions in the Adiprasito-Avvakumov-Karasev line.

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