Abstract
We develop fast algorithms for computing the linking number of a simplicial complex within a filtration. We give experimental results in applying our work toward the detection of non-trivial tangling in biomolecules, modeled as alpha complexes.
Citation
Herbert Edelsbrunner. Afra Zomorodian. "Computing linking numbers of a filtration." Homology Homotopy Appl. 5 (2) 19 - 37, 2003.
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