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Supersymmetrical intertwining relations of second order in derivatives allow to construct a two-dimensional quantum model with complex potential, for which {\it all} energy levels and bound state wave functions are obtained analytically.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Cannata , M. V. Ioffe , D. N. Nishnianidze

We analyze the topology and geometry of a polyhedron of dimension 2 according to the minimum size of a cover by PL collapsible polyhedra. We provide partial characterizations of the polyhedra of dimension 2 that can be decomposed as the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2018-02-06 Eugenio Borghini

We present a small 4-dimensional polyhedral realization of a 2-dimensional Z-acyclic but non-contractible simplicial complex.

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-30 Frank H. Lutz , Günter M. Ziegler

In this paper, we determine the homotopy type of the Morse complex of certain collections of simplicial complexes by studying dominating vertices or strong collapses. We show that if $K$ contains two leaves that share a common vertex, then…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2021-07-19 Connor Donovan , Maxwell Lin , Nicholas A. Scoville

The purpose of this work is to develop a version of Forman's discrete Morse theory for simplicial complexes, based on internal strong collapses. Classical discrete Morse theory can be viewed as a generalization of Whitehead's collapses,…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Ximena L. Fernández

We show how to construct homology bases for certain CW complexes in terms of discrete Morse theory and cellular homology. We apply this technique to study certain subcomplexes of the half cube polytope studied in previous works. This…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-10-01 R. M. Green , Jacob T. Harper

We consider the problem of efficiently computing a discrete Morse complex on simplicial complexes of arbitrary dimension and very large size. Based on a common graph-based formalism, we analyze existing data structures for simplicial…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Ulderico Fugacci , Federico Iuricich , Leila De Floriani

Given a Morse 2-function $f: X^4 \to S^2$, we give minimal conditions on the fold curves and fibers so that $X^4$ and $f$ can be reconstructed from a certain combinatorial diagram attached to $S^2$. Additional remarks are made in other…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2016-01-20 David T. Gay , Robion Kirby

We introduce a perfect discrete Morse function on the moduli space of a polygonal linkage. The ingredients of the construction are: (1) the cell structure on the moduli space, and (2) the discrete Morse theory approach, which allows to…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2016-01-26 Gaiane Panina , Alena Zhukova

We study random 2-dimensional complexes in the Linial - Meshulam model and find torsion in their fundamental groups at various regimes. We find a simple algorithmically testable criterion for a subcomplex of a random 2-complex to be…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2014-06-24 A. E. Costa , M. Farber

In this work, we introduce a combinatorial-geometric model for the space of discrete Morse functions on any CW complex $X$. We relate this version of a space of discrete Morse functions to the space of cellular filtrations of $X$ and…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2026-02-13 Julian Brüggemann

We study Morse theory on noncompact manifolds equipped with exhaustions by compact pieces, defining the Morse homology of a pair which consists of the manifold and related geometric/homotopy data. We construct a collection of Morse data…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-11-12 Taesu Kim

We introduce the notion of a bicollapsible 2-complex. This allows us to generalize the hyperbolicity of one-relator groups with torsion to a broader class of groups with presentations whose relators are proper powers. We also prove that…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-02-10 Jonah Gaster , Daniel T. Wise

The Dushnik-Miller dimension of a poset $\le$ is the minimal number $d$ of linear extensions $\le_1, \ldots , \le_d$ of $\le$ such that $\le$ is the intersection of $\le_1, \ldots , \le_d$. Supremum sections are simplicial complexes…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2018-05-07 Balthazar Bauer , Lucas Isenmann

This paper proposes an efficient probabilistic method that computes combinatorial gradient fields for two dimensional image data. In contrast to existing algorithms, this approach yields a geometric Morse-Smale complex that converges almost…

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In the case of smooth manifolds, we use Forman's discrete Morse theory to realize combinatorially any Thom-Smale complex coming from a smooth Morse function by a couple triangulation-discrete Morse function. As an application, we prove that…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2008-12-18 Etienne Gallais

We study the combinatorial properties of 2-dimensional tropical complexes. In particular, we prove tropical analogues of the Hodge index theorem and Noether's formula. In addition, we introduce algebraic equivalence for divisors on tropical…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-06-08 Dustin Cartwright

A $2$-matching complex is a simplicial complex which captures the relationship between $2$-matchings of a graph. In this paper, we will use discrete Morse Theory and the Matching Tree Algorithm to prove homotopical results. We will consider…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-02-01 Julianne Vega

A Morse 2-function is a generic smooth map from a manifold M of arbitrary finite dimension to a surface B. Its critical set maps to an immersed collection of cusped arcs in B. The aim of this paper is to explain exactly when it is possible…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-12-04 Jonathan D. Williams

We characterize two-dimensional Golod complexes combinatorially by vertex-breakability and topologically by the fat-wedge filtration of a polyhedral product. Applying the characterization, we consider a difference between Golodness over…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2020-10-15 Kouyemon Iriye , Daisuke Kishimoto