Complexity and algorithms for Euler characteristic of simplicial complexes
- Roune, B.H. 1
- Sáenz-de-Cabezón, E. 2
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Cornell University
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2
Universidad de La Rioja
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ISSN: 0747-7171
Año de publicación: 2013
Volumen: 50
Páginas: 170-196
Tipo: Artículo
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Resumen
We consider the problem of computing the Euler characteristic of an abstract simplicial complex given by its vertices and facets. We show that this problem is #P-complete and present two new practical algorithms for computing Euler characteristic. The two new algorithms are derived using combinatorial commutative algebra and we also give a second description of them that requires no algebra. We present experiments showing that the two new algorithms can be implemented to be faster than previous Euler characteristic implementations by a large margin. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.