1. Integral operators for computing homology generators at any dimension
- Author
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González Díaz, Rocío, Jiménez Rodríguez, María José, Medrano Garfia, Belén, Real Jurado, Pedro, Molina Abril, Helena, and Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I
- Subjects
Integer homology generators ,Mathematics::K-Theory and Homology ,TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY ,ComputingMethodologies_SYMBOLICANDALGEBRAICMANIPULATION ,Mathematics::Algebraic Topology ,chain homotopies - Abstract
Starting from an nD geometrical object, a cellular subdivision of such an object provides an algebraic counterpart from which homology information can be computed. In this paper, we develop a process to drastically reduce the amount of data that represent the original object, with the purpose of a subsequent homology computation. The technique applied is based on the construction of a sequence of elementary chain homotopies (integral operators) which algebraically connect the initial object with a simplified one with the same homological information than the former.
- Published
- 2008