2020/03/08 by Emil Saucan, Saucan, Emil
Computer Science · Mathematics · #05C82 #53Z99 #55U99 #57Q99 #68R10 #Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Topological and Geometric Data Analysis
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2003.03844
openalex publication_date 2020/03/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Using Banchoff's discrete Morse Theory, in tandem with Bloch's result on the strong connection between the former and Forman's Morse Theory, and our own previous algorithm based on the later, we show that there exists a curvature-based, efficient Persistent Homology scheme for networks and hypernetworks. We also broaden the proposed method to include more general types of networks, by using Bloch's extension of Banchoff's work. Moreover, we show the connection between defect and Forman's Ricci curvature that exists in the combinatorial setting, thus explaining previous empirical results showing very strong correlation between Persistent Homology results obtained using Forman's Morse Theory on the one hand, and Forman's Ricci curvature, on the other.