Simplicial Complexes of Graphs: 1928 - Brossura

Jonsson, Jakob

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3540758585 ISBN 13: 9783540758587

Casa editrice: Springer, 2007

Riassunto

A graph complex is a finite family of graphs closed under deletion of edges. Graph complexes show up naturally in many different areas of mathematics. Identifying each graph with its edge set, one may view a graph complex as a simplicial complex and hence interpret it as a geometric object. This volume examines topological properties of graph complexes, focusing on homotopy type and homology. Many of the proofs are based on Robin Forman's discrete version of Morse theory.

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A graph complex is a finite family of graphs closed under deletion of edges. Graph complexes show up naturally in many different areas of mathematics, including commutative algebra, geometry, and knot theory. Identifying each graph with its edge set, one may view a graph complex as a simplicial complex and hence interpret it as a geometric object. This volume examines topological properties of graph complexes, focusing on homotopy type and homology.

Many of the proofs are based on Robin Forman's discrete version of Morse theory. As a byproduct, this volume also provides a loosely defined toolbox for attacking problems in topological combinatorics via discrete Morse theory. In terms of simplicity and power, arguably the most efficient tool is Forman's divide and conquer approach via decision trees; it is successfully applied to a large number of graph and digraph complexes.

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• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540758585
• ISBN 13: 9783540758587
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400
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