isSheddingVertex -- determines whether a vertex of a simplicial complex is a shedding vertex

Synopsis

Usage:

isSheddingVertex(x, S)
Inputs:
- x, a ring element, a vertex of $S$
- S, an abstract simplicial complex,
Outputs:
- B, a Boolean value, true if and only if $x$ is a shedding vertex of $S$

Description

Definition 11.1 of [BW-2] states that a shedding vertex $x$ of a simplicial complex $S$ is a vertex such that the link and face deletion of $x$ from $S$ are vertex decomposable and share no common facets.

i1 : R = QQ[a..f];

i2 : S = simplicialComplex {a*b*c, c*d, d*e, e*f, d*f};

i3 : isSheddingVertex(a, S)

o3 = false

i4 : isSheddingVertex(f, S)

o4 = true

Ways to use isSheddingVertex:

isSheddingVertex(RingElement,SimplicialComplex)

For the programmer

The object isSheddingVertex is a method function.

isSheddingVertex -- determines whether a vertex of a simplicial complex is a shedding vertex

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Ways to use isSheddingVertex:

For the programmer