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Hybrid transforms of constructible functions

Algebraic Topology 2022-11-17 v2 Computational Geometry Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We introduce a general definition of hybrid transforms for constructible functions. These are integral transforms combining Lebesgue integration and Euler calculus. Lebesgue integration gives access to well-studied kernels and to regularity results, while Euler calculus conveys topological information and allows for compatibility with operations on constructible functions. We conduct a systematic study of such transforms and introduce two new ones: the Euler-Fourier and Euler-Laplace transforms. We show that the first has a left inverse and that the second provides a satisfactory generalization of Govc and Hepworth's persistent magnitude to constructible sheaves, in particular to multi-parameter persistent modules. Finally, we prove index-theoretic formulae expressing a wide class of hybrid transforms as generalized Euler integral transforms. This yields expectation formulae for transforms of constructible functions associated to (sub)level-sets persistence of random Gaussian filtrations.

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@article{arxiv.2111.07829,
  title  = {Hybrid transforms of constructible functions},
  author = {Vadim Lebovici},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.07829},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

44 pages. Some sections are clarified and proofs simplified following the reviews. We thank anonymous referees for their suggestions

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