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KustinMiller :: faceIdeal

faceIdeal -- The ideal of a face of a simplicial complex.

Synopsis

Description

Returns the Ideal of a Face of a simplicial complex D. Here D is considered as the subcomplex of a simplex on the variables and this ideal defines the stratum of the dual simplex which corresponds to F.

i1 : K=QQ;
i2 : R=K[x_0..x_4];
i3 : I=ideal(x_0*x_1,x_1*x_2,x_2*x_3,x_3*x_4,x_4*x_0);

o3 : Ideal of R
i4 : D=idealToComplex I

o4 = {x  x  , x  x  , x  x  , x  x  , x  x  }
       2  4    0  3    0  2    1  3    1  4

o4 : complex with 5 facets on the vertices x  x  x  x  x  
                                            0  1  2  3  4
i5 : fc=facets D

o5 = {x  x  , x  x  , x  x  , x  x  , x  x  }
       2  4    0  3    0  2    1  3    1  4

o5 : List
i6 : faceIdeal fc#0

o6 = ideal (x , x , x )
             0   1   3

o6 : Ideal of R

See also

  • Complex -- The class of all simplicial complexes.
  • Face -- The class of faces of simplicial complexes.
  • facets -- The facets of a simplicial complex.
  • faces -- Returns the faces of a complex
  • vertices -- The vertices of a face of a simplicial complex.
  • idealToComplex -- Compute the Stanley-Reisner complex.

Ways to use faceIdeal :

  • faceIdeal(Face)