Abstract:
We introduce the theory of strong homotopy types of simplicial complexes. Similarly to classical simple homotopy theory, the strong homotopy types can be described by elementary moves. An elementary move in this setting is called a strong collapse and it is a particular kind of simplicial collapse. The advantage of using strong collapses is the existence and uniqueness of cores and their relationship with the nerves of the complexes. From this theory we derive new results for studying simplicial collapsibility with a different point of view. We analyze vertex-transitive simplicial G-actions and prove a particular case of the Evasiveness conjecture for simplicial complexes. Moreover, we reduce the general conjecture to the class of minimal complexes. We also strengthen a result of V. Welker on the barycentric subdivision of collapsible complexes. We obtain this and other results on collapsibility of polyhedra by means of the characterization of the different notions of collapses in terms of finite topological spaces. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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Barmak, J.A. & Minian, E.G.
(2012)
. Strong Homotopy Types, Nerves and Collapses. Discrete and Computational Geometry, 47(2), 301-328.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00454-011-9357-5---------- CHICAGO ----------
Barmak, J.A., Minian, E.G.
"Strong Homotopy Types, Nerves and Collapses"
. Discrete and Computational Geometry 47, no. 2
(2012) : 301-328.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00454-011-9357-5---------- MLA ----------
Barmak, J.A., Minian, E.G.
"Strong Homotopy Types, Nerves and Collapses"
. Discrete and Computational Geometry, vol. 47, no. 2, 2012, pp. 301-328.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00454-011-9357-5---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Barmak, J.A., Minian, E.G. Strong Homotopy Types, Nerves and Collapses. Discrete Comput. Geom. 2012;47(2):301-328.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00454-011-9357-5