Critical edges in Rips complexes and persistence

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Main Authors: Goričan, Peter, Virk, Žiga
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author Goričan, Peter
Virk, Žiga
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Virk, Žiga
contents We consider persistent homology obtained by applying homology to the open Rips filtration of a compact metric space $(X,d)$. We show that each decrease in zero-dimensional persistence and each increase in one-dimensional persistence is induced by local minima of the distance function $d$. When $d$ attains local minimum at only finitely many pairs of points, we prove that each above mentioned change in persistence is induced by a specific critical edge in Rips complexes, which represents a local minimum of $d$. We use this fact to develop a theory (including interpretation) of critical edges of persistence. The obtained results include upper bounds for the rank of one-dimensional persistence and a corresponding reconstruction result. Of potential computational interest is a simple geometric criterion recognizing local minima of $d$ that induce a change in persistence. We conclude with a proof that each locally isolated minimum of $d$ can be detected through persistent homology with selective Rips complexes. The results of this paper offer the first interpretation of critical scales of persistent homology (obtained via Rips complexes) for general compact metric spaces.
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spellingShingle Critical edges in Rips complexes and persistence
Goričan, Peter
Virk, Žiga
Algebraic Topology
Geometric Topology
Metric Geometry
55N31
We consider persistent homology obtained by applying homology to the open Rips filtration of a compact metric space $(X,d)$. We show that each decrease in zero-dimensional persistence and each increase in one-dimensional persistence is induced by local minima of the distance function $d$. When $d$ attains local minimum at only finitely many pairs of points, we prove that each above mentioned change in persistence is induced by a specific critical edge in Rips complexes, which represents a local minimum of $d$. We use this fact to develop a theory (including interpretation) of critical edges of persistence. The obtained results include upper bounds for the rank of one-dimensional persistence and a corresponding reconstruction result. Of potential computational interest is a simple geometric criterion recognizing local minima of $d$ that induce a change in persistence. We conclude with a proof that each locally isolated minimum of $d$ can be detected through persistent homology with selective Rips complexes. The results of this paper offer the first interpretation of critical scales of persistent homology (obtained via Rips complexes) for general compact metric spaces.
title Critical edges in Rips complexes and persistence
topic Algebraic Topology
Geometric Topology
Metric Geometry
55N31
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.05185