From: Paul Kirk <no-pk@irk-spam.at.indiana.dot.edu>
Subject: Re: 3-manifold algorithm
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:31:23 -0600
Newsgroups: sci.math.research
Keywords: determine if 3-complex is homeomorphic to S^3

Minhyong Kim wrote:
> 
> I've heard on and off the assertion that there is an
> algorithm to determine whether or not a given three-dimensional
> simplicial complex is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere.
> Can someone give me a reference for this result?
> 
> Minhyong Kim
work of  thompson, building on rubinstein. look for an article in the
notices (or was it the bulletin?) of the AMS about 1.5 years ago for an
article on this by thompson.

P Kirk