Numerical topology of the clique complex of the partition graph: Euler characteristic, clique counts, and sequence data
Abstract
We study the numerical topology of the clique complex , where is the partition graph on the set of integer partitions of . Building on the previously established homotopy equivalence , we shift the focus from qualitative topology to its numerical content. Our main objects are the Euler characteristic , the derived sequence , the clique counts , and several related maximal-simplex counts. We develop two exact counting languages for the same invariant. The first is the direct clique-counting formula , 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 , where 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 , and extends the low-dimensional clique-count layer through . We do not claim closed formulas for or for the full family of clique counts. Rather, the paper provides a framework in which such questions can be studied systematically.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.26656,
title = {Numerical topology of the clique complex of the partition graph: Euler characteristic, clique counts, and sequence data},
author = {Fedor B. Lyudogovskiy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.26656},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
23 pages, 2 figures