{ "id": "1504.05139", "version": "v1", "published": "2015-04-20T17:59:57.000Z", "updated": "2015-04-20T17:59:57.000Z", "title": "Discrete Morse theory for moduli spaces of flexible polygons, or solitaire game on the circle", "authors": [ "Gaiane Panina", "Alena Zhukova" ], "categories": [ "math.AT", "math.CO" ], "abstract": "We introduce a perfect discrete Morse function on the moduli space of a polygonal linkage. The ingredients of the construction are: (1) the cell structure on the moduli space, and (2) the discrete Morse theory approach, which allows to reduce the number of cells to the minimal possible.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2015-04-20T17:59:57.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "05E45", "52B70", "57T99" ], "keywords": [ "moduli space", "solitaire game", "flexible polygons", "perfect discrete morse function", "discrete morse theory approach" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2015arXiv150405139P" } } }