Wrapping Cycles in Delaunay Complexes: Bridging Persistent Homology and Discrete Morse Theory

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Hauptverfasser: Bauer, Ulrich, Roll, Fabian
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author Bauer, Ulrich
Roll, Fabian
author_facet Bauer, Ulrich
Roll, Fabian
contents We study the connection between discrete Morse theory and persistent homology in the context of shape reconstruction methods. Specifically, we consider the construction of Wrap complexes, introduced by Edelsbrunner as a subcomplex of the Delaunay complex, and the construction of lexicographic optimal homologous cycles, also considered by Cohen-Steiner, Lieutier, and Vuillamy in a similar setting. We show that for any cycle in a Delaunay complex for a given radius parameter, the lexicographically optimal homologous cycle is supported on the Wrap complex for the same parameter, thereby establishing a close connection between the two methods. We obtain this result by establishing a fundamental connection between reduction of cycles in the computation of persistent homology and gradient flows in the algebraic generalization of discrete Morse theory.
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spellingShingle Wrapping Cycles in Delaunay Complexes: Bridging Persistent Homology and Discrete Morse Theory
Bauer, Ulrich
Roll, Fabian
Algebraic Topology
Computational Geometry
Geometric Topology
We study the connection between discrete Morse theory and persistent homology in the context of shape reconstruction methods. Specifically, we consider the construction of Wrap complexes, introduced by Edelsbrunner as a subcomplex of the Delaunay complex, and the construction of lexicographic optimal homologous cycles, also considered by Cohen-Steiner, Lieutier, and Vuillamy in a similar setting. We show that for any cycle in a Delaunay complex for a given radius parameter, the lexicographically optimal homologous cycle is supported on the Wrap complex for the same parameter, thereby establishing a close connection between the two methods. We obtain this result by establishing a fundamental connection between reduction of cycles in the computation of persistent homology and gradient flows in the algebraic generalization of discrete Morse theory.
title Wrapping Cycles in Delaunay Complexes: Bridging Persistent Homology and Discrete Morse Theory
topic Algebraic Topology
Computational Geometry
Geometric Topology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.02345