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2003 Computing linking numbers of a filtration
Herbert Edelsbrunner, Afra Zomorodian
Homology Homotopy Appl. 5(2): 19-37 (2003).

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.

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Herbert Edelsbrunner. Afra Zomorodian. "Computing linking numbers of a filtration." Homology Homotopy Appl. 5 (2) 19 - 37, 2003.

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Published: 2003
First available in Project Euclid: 28 June 2004

zbMATH: 1032.92014
MathSciNet: MR1994939

Rights: Copyright © 2003 International Press of Boston

Vol.5 • No. 2 • 2003
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