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Discrete Morse Complexes

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We investigate properties of the set of discrete Morse functions on a simplicial complex as defined by Forman. It is not difficult to see that the pairings of discrete Morse functions of a finite simplicial complex again form a simplicial complex, the discrete Morse complex. It turns out that several known results from combinatorial topology and enumerative combinatorics, which previously seemed to be unrelated, can be re-interpreted in the setting of these discrete Morse complexes.

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@article{arxiv.math/0011234,
  title  = {Discrete Morse Complexes},
  author = {Manoj K. Chari and Michael Joswig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0011234},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, 3 figures