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Incidence algebras of simplicial complexes

Combinatorics 2010-05-02 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

With any locally finite partially ordered set KK its incidence algebra Ω(K)\Omega(K) is associated. We shall consider algebras over fields with characteristic zero. In this case there is a correspondence KΩ(K)K \leftrightarrow \Omega(K) such that the poset KK can be reconstructed from its incidence algebra up to an isomorphism -- due to Stanley theorem. In the meantime, a monotone mapping between two posets in general induces no homomorphism of their incidence algebras. In this paper I show that if the class of posets is confined to simplicial complexes then their incidence algebras acquire the structure of differential moduli and the correspondence KΩ(K)K\leftrightarrow\Omega(K) is a contravariant functor.

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@article{arxiv.math/0001065,
  title  = {Incidence algebras of simplicial complexes},
  author = {Roman R. Zapatrin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0001065},
  year   = {2010}
}

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