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Homological Domination in Large Random Simplicial Complexes

Algebraic Topology 2015-08-14 v2

Abstract

In this paper we state the homological domination principle for random multi-parameter simplicial complexes, claiming that the Betti number in one specific dimension (which is explicitly determined by the probability multi-parameter) significantly dominates the Betti numbers in all other dimensions. We also state and discuss evidence for two interesting conjectures which would imply a stronger version of the homological domination principle, namely that generically homology of a random simplicial complex coincides with that of a wedges of k-dimensional spheres. These two conjectures imply that under an additional assumption (specified in the paper) a random simplicial complex collapses to a k-dimensional complex homotopy equivalent to a wedge of spheres of dimension k.

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@article{arxiv.1503.03253,
  title  = {Homological Domination in Large Random Simplicial Complexes},
  author = {A. Costa and M. Farber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.03253},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure

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