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Complexification of Gauge Theories

For the case of a first-class constrained system with equivariant momentum map, we study the conditions under which the double process of reducing to the constraint surface and dividing out by the group of gauge transformations G is equivalent to the single process of dividing out the initial phase space by the complexification GC of G. For the particular case of a phase space action that is th...

Generalized Homology Theories

Persistent Intersection Homology

The theory of intersection homology was developed to study the singularities of a topologically stratified space. This paper incorporates this theory into the already developed framework of persistent homology. We demonstrate that persistent intersection homology gives useful information about the relationship between an embedded stratified space and its singularities. We give, and prove the co...

Objective-oriented Persistent Homology

Persistent homology provides a new approach for the topological simplification of big data via measuring the life time of intrinsic topological features in a filtration process and has found its success in scientific and engineering applications. However, such a success is essentially limited to qualitative data characterization, identification and analysis (CIA). Indeed, persistent homology ha...

Introduction to Persistent Homology

This video presents an introduction to persistent homology, aimed at a viewer who has mathematical aptitude but not necessarily knowledge of algebraic topology. Persistent homology is an algebraic method of discerning the topological features of complex data, which in recent years has found applications in fields such as image processing and biological systems. Using smooth animations, the vide...