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Persistent Homology and Applied Homotopy Theory

Algebraic Topology 2020-04-03 v1

Abstract

This paper is a survey of persistent homology, primarily as it is used in topological data analysis. It includes the theory of persistence modules, as well as stability theorems for persistence barcodes, generalized persistence, vectorization of persistence barcodes, as well as some applications.

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@article{arxiv.2004.00738,
  title  = {Persistent Homology and Applied Homotopy Theory},
  author = {Gunnar Carlsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.00738},
  year   = {2020}
}

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42 pages, 8 figures

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