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Categorifying connected domination via graph \"uberhomology

Algebraic Topology 2023-08-17 v1 Combinatorics Geometric Topology

Abstract

\"Uberhomology is a recently defined homology theory for simplicial complexes, which yields subtle information on graphs. We prove that bold homology, a certain specialisation of \"uberhomology, is related to dominating sets in graphs. To this end, we interpret \"uberhomology as a poset homology, and investigate its functoriality properties. We then show that the Euler characteristic of the bold homology of a graph coincides with an evaluation of its connected domination polynomial. Even more, the bold chain complex retracts onto a complex generated by connected dominating sets. We conclude with several computations of this homology on families of graphs; these include a vanishing result for trees, and a characterisation result for complete graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2201.00721,
  title  = {Categorifying connected domination via graph \"uberhomology},
  author = {Luigi Caputi and Daniele Celoria and Carlo Collari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.00721},
  year   = {2023}
}

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20 pages, 11 figures and 1 table. Comments are welcome!

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