Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A ( IF 0.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-20 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2021.105466 Kai Fong Ernest Chong , Eran Nevo
We prove several relations on the f-vectors and Betti numbers of flag complexes. For every flag complex Δ, we show that there exists a balanced complex with the same f-vector as Δ, and whose top-dimensional Betti number is at least that of Δ, thereby extending a theorem of Frohmader by additionally taking homology into consideration. We obtain upper bounds on the top-dimensional Betti number of Δ in terms of its face numbers. We also give a quantitative refinement of a theorem of Meshulam by establishing lower bounds on the f-vector of Δ, in terms of the top-dimensional Betti number of Δ. This result has a continuous analog: If Δ is a -dimensional flag complex whose -th reduced homology group has dimension (over some field), then the f-polynomial of Δ satisfies the coefficient-wise inequality .
中文翻译:
标记复合物和同源性
我们证明了标志复合物的f向量和Betti数的几种关系。对于每个标志复数Δ,我们表明存在一个与Δ相同的f-矢量的平衡复数,并且其顶维Betti数至少为Δ的复数,从而通过另外考虑同源性来扩展Frohmader定理。我们根据其面数来获得Δ的顶级维Betti数的上限。我们还通过建立Δ的f维矢量的下界(根据Δ的维Betti数),对Meshulam定理进行了定量细化。此结果具有连续的模拟量:如果Δ为a维标志复合体,其 -第一个简化的同源群具有维数 (在某个域上),则Δ的f多项式满足系数式不等式。