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2026
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.26656 |
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- We study the numerical topology of the clique complex $K_n=\mathrm{Cl}(G_n)$, where $G_n$ is the partition graph on the set of integer partitions of $n$. Building on the previously established homotopy equivalence $K_n \simeq \vee^{\,b_n} S^2$, we shift the focus from qualitative topology to its numerical content. Our main objects are the Euler characteristic $χ(K_n)$, the derived sequence $b_n=χ(K_n)-1$, the clique counts $c_r(n)$, and several related maximal-simplex counts. We develop two exact counting languages for the same invariant. The first is the direct clique-counting formula $χ(K_n)=\sum_{r\ge 1}(-1)^{r-1}c_r(n)$, which expresses Euler characteristic through clique counts in the partition graph. The second is a nerve-side formula arising from the canonical good cover by distinct full star- and full top-simplices, which yields $χ(K_n)=χ(N_n)$, where $N_n$ is the corresponding nerve. We further use the classification of maximal simplices into star-, top-, and edge-type pieces to formulate a local-to-global counting framework based on local admissibility data and global deduplication. The paper is primarily organizational and computational. It fixes a consistent counting dictionary, separates intrinsic global counts from auxiliary based counts, records exact data for the full main sequence package on $1\le n\le 25$, and extends the low-dimensional clique-count layer through $n=60$. We do not claim closed formulas for $χ(K_n)$ or for the full family of clique counts. Rather, the paper provides a framework in which such questions can be studied systematically.