Incidence algebras of simplicial complexes
Combinatorics
2010-05-02 v1 Rings and Algebras
Abstract
With any locally finite partially ordered set its incidence algebra is associated. We shall consider algebras over fields with characteristic zero. In this case there is a correspondence such that the poset 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 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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