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We present a distributed algorithm to compute the first homology of a simplicial complex. Such algorithms are very useful in topological analysis of sensor networks, such as its coverage properties. We employ spanning trees to compute a…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2013-06-06 Harish Chintakunta , Hamid Krim

Quantum algorithms for topological data analysis (TDA) seem to provide an exponential advantage over the best classical approach while remaining immune to dequantization procedures and the data-loading problem. In this paper, we give…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-09 Alexander Schmidhuber , Seth Lloyd

We compute the Betti numbers and describe the cohomology algebras of the ordered and unordered configuration spaces of three points in complex projective spaces, including the infinite dimensional case. We also compute these invariants for…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2012-12-07 Samia Ashraf , Barbu Berceanu

We construct a CW decomposition $C_n$ of the $n$-dimensional half cube in a manner compatible with its structure as a polytope. For each $3 \leq k \leq n$, the complex $C_n$ has a subcomplex $C_{n, k}$, which coincides with the clique…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2008-12-04 R. M. Green

The predictions of mean-field electrodynamics can now be probed using direct numerical simulations of random flows and magnetic fields. When modelling astrophysical MHD, it is important to verify that such simulations are in agreement with…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2018-09-12 Irina Makarenko , Paul Bushby , Andrew Fletcher , Robin Henderson , Nikolay Makarenko , Anvar Shukurov

We consider the topology of simplicial complexes with vertices the points of a random point process and faces determined by distance relationships between the vertices. In particular, we study the Betti numbers of these complexes as the…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-09-10 D. Yogeshwaran , Eliran Subag , Robert J. Adler

In this paper we introduce the concept of characteristic number that are proven to be useful in the study of the combinatorics of graph cohomology. We claim that it is a good combinatorial counterpart for geometric Betti numbers. We then…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2012-06-28 Shisen Luo

We propose a method for calculating cohomology operations for finite simplicial complexes. Of course, there exist well--known methods for computing (co)homology groups, for example, the reduction algorithm consisting in reducing the…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2011-05-19 Rocio Gonzalez-Diaz , Pedro Real

Persistence diagrams serve as a core tool in topological data analysis, playing a crucial role in pathological monitoring, drug discovery, and materials design. However, existing quantum topological algorithms, such as the LGZ algorithm,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-03 Dong Liu

Topology is the foundation for many industrial applications ranging from CAD to simulation analysis. Computational topology mostly focuses on structured data such as mesh, however unstructured dataset such as point set remains a virgin land…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Hao Wang

Developing an algorithm for computing the Betti numbers of semi-algebraic sets with singly exponential complexity has been a holy grail in algorithmic semi-algebraic geometry and only partial results are known. In this paper we consider the…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2022-07-22 Saugata Basu , Negin Karisani

There have been several recent articles studying homology of various types of random simplicial complexes. Several theorems have concerned thresholds for vanishing of homology, and in some cases expectations of the Betti numbers. However…

Probability · Mathematics 2011-01-19 Matthew Kahle , Elizabeth Meckes

Several quantum and classical Monte Carlo algorithms for Betti Number Estimation (BNE) on clique complexes have recently been proposed, though it is unclear how their performances compare. We review these algorithms, emphasising their…

Recently, a classical algorithm for estimating the normalized Betti number of an arbitrary simplicial complex was proposed. Motivated by a quantum algorithm with a similar Monte Carlo structure and improved sample complexity, we give a more…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Julien Sorci

We develop a method for measuring homology classes. This involves three problems. First, we define the size of a homology class, using ideas from relative homology. Second, we define an optimal basis of a homology group to be the basis…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2008-02-21 Chao Chen , Daniel Freedman

Lower bounds of betti numbers for homology groups of racks and quandles will be given using the quotient homomorphism to the orbit quandles. Exact sequences relating various types of homology groups are analyzed. Geometric methods of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 J. Scott Carter , Daniel Jelsovsky , Seiichi Kamada , Masahico Saito

Let $\R$ be a real closed field, $ {\mathcal Q} \subset \R[Y_1,...,Y_\ell,X_1,...,X_k], $ with $ \deg_{Y}(Q) \leq 2, \deg_{X}(Q) \leq d, Q \in {\mathcal Q}, #({\mathcal Q})=m$, and $ {\mathcal P} \subset \R[X_1,...,X_k] $ with $\deg_{X}(P)…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2010-10-21 Saugata Basu , Dmitrii V. Pasechnik , Marie-Françoise Roy

We algorithmically compute the intersection cohomology Betti numbers of any complete normal algebraic variety with a torus action of complexity one.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2020-05-19 Marta Agustin Vicente , Kevin Langlois

Dynamical systems appear in nearly every aspect of the physical world. As such, understanding the properties of dynamical systems is of great importance. Typically, a dynamical system is described by a system of ordinary differential…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-29 Nhat A. Nghiem

In this paper, a quantum computational framework for algebraic topology based on simplicial set theory is presented. This extends previous work, which was limited to simplicial complexes and aimed mostly to topological data analysis. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-05 Roberto Zucchini