Approaches for approximating persistent homology for large datasets.
problem Inability to compute persistent homology for large datasets.
method Multiple subsampling framework for statistical approximation of persistent homology.
result Derivation of finite sample convergence rates for empirical means of persistent homology.
Persistent homology can recognize knotting in curves.
problem Recognizing knotting in curves
method Compute one-dimensional persistent homology, extract cycle representatives, and assign a hypergraph curvature-based score.
result Systematic differences between knotted and unknotted structures are revealed.
We introduce several geometric notions, including the width of a homology class, to the theory of persistent homology. These ideas provide geometric interpretations of persistence diagrams. Indeed, we give quantitative and geometric descriptions of the "life span" or "persistence" of a homology class. As a case study, …
Persistent Legendrian contact homology distinguishes knots using height functional.
problem Distinguishing Legendrian knots in R3. method Persistent homology applied to Chekanov-Eliashberg DGA, with height functional.
result Strong Morse inequalities for persistent Legendrian contact homology.
Persistent homology reveals geometric features of metric spaces, especially geodesic circles.
problem Detecting geometric features in metric spaces using persistent homology.
method Analyzing algebraic elements (footprints) in persistent homology of metric spaces and subspace.
result Higher-dimensional persistent homology captures lower-dimensional geometric features.
Regularizes persistent homology gradients for neural network integration.
problem Ill-posed inverse problem in computing gradients of persistent homology.
method Regularization through a grouping term to define gradients for larger entities.
result Ensures gradients are defined with respect to larger entities, not individual points.
New metric improves clustering in persistent homology.
problem Improving clustering accuracy in persistent homology.
method Defined a new non-archimedean cophenetic metric.
result Cophenetic metric enhances clustering quality and inter-relations.
This paper interprets critical scales in persistent homology for compact metric spaces.
problem Understanding critical scales in persistent homology for general compact metric spaces.
method Analyzing local minima of the distance function and their impact on persistence.
result Each decrease in zero-dimensional persistence and increase in one-dimensional persistence is induced by local minima of the distance function.
Topological data analysis and its main method, persistent homology, provide a toolkit for computing topological information of high-dimensional and noisy data sets. Kernels for one-parameter persistent homology have been established to connect persistent homology with machine learning techniques. We contribute a kernel…
Paper proves k-means clustering works on persistence diagrams.
problem Complex geometry of persistence diagram space.
method Proves convergence of k-means on persistence diagram space. result Performance of k-means on persistence diagrams and measures is superior. Paper stabilizes persistent homology rank functions for statistical inference.
problem Stability issues in persistent homology rank functions.
method Derive stability results for rank functions under FDA metrics.
result Rank functions stabilize, improving statistical inference.
Develops persistent Khovanov homology for tangles.
problem Lack of local topological features in evolutionary Khovanov homology for knots and links.
method Introduces a new mathematical framework using persistent Khovanov homology of tangles, employing functor and planar algebra.
result Provides a new method to characterize local features in curve-type data.
This review explores TDA and TDL beyond persistent homology.
problem Limitations of persistent homology in capturing topological invariants and homotopic evolution.
method Spectral representations, sheaf theory, Mayer topology, interaction topology, differential topology, geometric topology.
result Review of topological tools for various data types.
Persistent homology enhances graph classification by capturing long-range graph properties.
problem Lack of formal assessment of persistent homology in graph learning.
method Brief introduction and theoretical discussion of persistent homology in graph context, followed by empirical analysis.
result Persistent homology improves graph classification, especially for data with prominent topological structures.
MuRiT efficiently computes multi-parameter persistence barcodes.
problem Efficient computation of multi-parameter persistent homology.
method Vietoris-Rips transformation to reduce multi-parameter to single-parameter computation.
result MuRiT computes pathwise persistence barcodes for multi-filtered flag complexes.
Persistent homology reveals a topological signature of grokking in neural networks.
problem Understanding how neural networks learn and generalize from modular arithmetic tasks.
method Persistent homology on point clouds derived from embedding matrices of models trained on modular arithmetic.
result A sharp increase in first homology persistence indicates grokking, with a dominant long-lived topological feature and structured secondary features.
New connection found between shape reconstruction methods and persistent homology.
problem Connecting shape reconstruction methods with persistent homology.
method Wrap complexes and lexicographic optimal homologous cycles.
result Lexicographically optimal homologous cycles are supported on Wrap complexes.
Unified pipeline classifies time series using complex networks and persistent homology.
problem Classifying univariate time series using various graph constructions and metrics.
method Time series to graph, graph to dissimilarity matrix, filtration to persistence diagrams, vectorization to features.
result Persistence-based features are robust to noise and optimal graph type depends on signal structure.
A new method compares persistent cycles in topological data.
problem Comparing persistent homology representations of two spaces.
method Direct comparison of individual persistent cycles based on persistence intervals and spatial placement.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of the method in topological inference.
Paper defines and evaluates DR complex for persistent homology.
problem Computing persistent homology of Euclidean point cloud data.
method Delaunay-Rips complex construction for speed and stability.
result DR produces stable persistence diagrams under point cloud perturbations.
Optimizes wavelets for graph classification using spectral wavelet signatures and persistence diagrams.
problem Graph classification with geometric properties encoded in persistence diagrams.
method Optimizes spectral wavelets for graph datasets to capture best-suited features for classification.
result Competitive performance in graph classification problems compared to other persistence-based architectures.
In topological data analysis, persistent homology is used to study the "shape of data". Persistent homology computations are completely characterized by a set of intervals called a bar code. It is often said that the long intervals represent the "topological signal" and the short intervals represent "noise". We give ev…
New method connects curvature and Persistent Homology for networks.
problem Efficient computation of Persistent Homology for complex networks.
method Discrete Morse Theory, Bloch's extension, Forman-Ricci curvature.
result Efficient Persistent Homology scheme using curvature-based approach.
We compute persistent homology using an intrinsic metric derived from density.
problem Estimating topological features from high-dimensional data.
method Density-based metric learning for persistent homology.
result Persistent homology converges to intrinsic manifold metric.
Computational topology has recently known an important development toward data analysis, giving birth to the field of topological data analysis. Topological persistence, or persistent homology, appears as a fundamental tool in this field. In this paper, we study topological persistence in general metric spaces, with a …
New method for analyzing multiparameter persistence modules from smooth functions.
problem Analyzing multiparameter persistence modules from smooth functions.
method Generalized Morse theory applied to cobordism and Cerf theory.
result Complete description of persistence modules as direct sums of indecomposables.
Study how knots occupy space using topological methods.
problem Understanding how knots occupy a volume of space.
method Statistical analysis of persistent homology features from Vietoris-Rips complexes.
result Existence of correlations between geometric and topological features of knots.
Generates random persistence diagrams for data analysis.
problem Generating random persistence diagrams for data analysis.
method Based on pairwise interacting point processes and RJ-MCMC algorithm.
result Demonstrates the efficacy and utility of RPDG in materials science.
We solve the problem of minimizing the number of critical points among all functions on a surface within a prescribed distance δ from a given input function. The result is achieved by establishing a connection between discrete Morse theory and persistent homology. Our method completely removes homological noise with pe…
Study the landscape of Lipschitz functions between manifolds using persistent homology.
problem Understanding the structure of homotopy paths between maps with high Lipschitz constants.
method Using persistent homology to analyze the landscape of Lipschitz functions between manifolds.
result First results on the persistence of higher-dimensional cycles in function spaces.
New lattice path method for statistical inference of persistent diagrams.
problem Statistical inference on persistent diagrams.
method Lattice path representation and combinatorial enumerations.
result Topological changes observed in spike proteins of COVID-19 virus.
Topological data analysis quantifies structural dynamics using persistent homology.
problem Analyzing the shape and topology of structural dynamics data.
method Topological Data Analysis (TDA) with persistent homology to quantify shape over scales.
result Persistent homology reveals significant changes in manifold shape due to damage, not temperature.
Mathematical pipeline identifies structural homology of knotted proteins.
problem Quantification and classification of protein structures, especially knotted proteins, require noise-free and complete data.
method Developed a geometric framework using persistent homology to analyze protein structures.
result Persistent homology accurately represents structural homology of knotted proteins and identifies geometric features of protein entanglement.
Develops robust persistence diagrams using kernel methods.
problem Persistence diagrams are sensitive to data perturbations.
method Constructs robust persistence diagrams from superlevel filtrations of robust density estimators using reproducing kernels.
result Robust persistence diagrams are consistent estimators in bottleneck distance.
Topology applied to real world data using persistent homology has started to find applications within machine learning, including deep learning. We present a differentiable topology layer that computes persistent homology based on level set filtrations and edge-based filtrations. We present three novel applications: th…
Given a compact geodesic space X we apply the fundamental group and alternatively the first homology group functor to the corresponding Rips or Čech filtration of X to obtain what we call a persistence. This paper contains the theory describing such persistence: properties of the set of critical points, their preci…
This paper presents a new clustering algorithm for space-time data based on the concepts of topological data analysis and in particular, persistent homology. Employing persistent homology - a flexible mathematical tool from algebraic topology used to extract topological information from data - in unsupervised learning …
Topology-based information retrieval improves query accuracy.
problem Query accuracy in databases with complex structures.
method Dilation-invariant comparative measures of persistent homology.
result Topology-based retrieval outperforms standard methods.
New method enhances graph neural networks using contractions and hourglass persistence.
problem Limitations of traditional persistent homology in graph neural networks.
method Hourglass Persistence, Contraction Homology, contractions as a topological operation.
result Hourglass Persistence boosts expressivity, learnability, and stability in graph representation learning.
Many datasets can be viewed as a noisy sampling of an underlying space, and tools from topological data analysis can characterize this structure for the purpose of knowledge discovery. One such tool is persistent homology, which provides a multiscale description of the homological features within a dataset. A useful re…
In this paper we focus on preprocessing for persistent homology computations. We adapt some techniques which were successfully used for standard homology computations. The main idea is to reduce the complex prior to generating its boundary matrix, which is costly to store and process. We discuss the following reduction…
We outline a detection method for adversarial inputs to deep neural networks. By viewing neural network computations as graphs upon which information flows from input space to out- put distribution, we compare the differences in graphs induced by different inputs. Specifically, by applying persistent homology to these …
This study uses persistent homology to analyze complex transitional networks from time series data.
problem Lack of effective tools to summarize complex topology in transitional networks.
method Persistent homology from topological data analysis applied to coarse-grained state-space networks (CGSSN).
result CGSSN improves dynamic state detection and noise robustness compared to other methods.
Topological method detects Hopf bifurcations from time series.
problem Detecting Hopf bifurcations in nonlinear systems from time series data.
method Persistent homology applied to Takens embedding for phase space reconstructions.
result A simple scalar topological functional identifies critical bifurcation points.
Paper uses TDA to assess cryptocurrency risk by measuring phase space instability.
problem Traditional risk measures fail to capture market dynamics' geometric structure.
method Applied Takens' Delay Embedding Theorem to generate point cloud, computed persistent homology groups, defined Topological Persistence Norm.
result Proposed leverage calibration heuristic based on persistence of 1-dimensional cycles.
PHINN: A generative model for rare-event time series using persistent homology
problem Generating rare events in time series
method Flow-matching framework with dynamic Betti curves and persistence landscape loss
result Outperforms statistical and diffusion baselines in topological fidelity and tail coverage
Paper studies spectral invariants and monopole Floer homology for rational homology three-spheres.
problem Tackles the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics on ribbon homology cobordisms.
method Defines an R-filtration on the equivariant complex of monopole Floer homology via Chern-Simons-Dirac functional, leading to a spectral invariant.
result Shows that the spectral invariant provides an obstruction to the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics on ribbon homology cobordisms.
A new invariant captures geometric features of circle embeddings.
problem Capturing geometric features of circle embeddings invariantly.
method Chordal distance transform and persistent homology.
result Persistent homology of chordal distance transform is invariant.