Decomposition of zero-dimensional persistence modules via rooted subsets

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Alonso and Kerber introduce the notion of \(root\) \(subset\) to study the decomposition of zero-dimensional persistence modules. Instead of studying the decomposition of the persistence module directly in the category of (graded) vector space, the paper works in the category of \( persistence\) \(set\) \(S\), whose object can be interpreted as a two-parameter hierarchical clustering.\N\NAfter recalling basic concepts from persistence theory, Alonso and Kerber characterize the properties of the idempotent endomorphism \(\varphi\) and the generators of \(S\). A central result shows that the persistence module \(\mathcal{L}S\) decomposes into \(\textrm{img}(id_{\mathcal{L}S}-\mathcal{L}\varphi)\oplus \mathcal{L}(\textrm{img}\varphi)\), where \(\mathcal{L}\) is a linearization functor. Consequently, intervals of a persistence module of the form \(\mathcal{L}S\) can be iteratively peeled off by finding a root generator of \(S\) with associated idempotent \(\varphi\) and considering \(\textrm{img}(\varphi)\) instead of \(S\). The result enables the authors to answer the question in [\textit{C. Cai} et al., SIAM J. Appl. Algebra Geom. 5, No. 3, 417--454 (2021; Zbl 1477.55005)] whether a constant conqueror induces an interval in the decomposition of the associated persistence module. While a counterexample is provided to show the answer is negative, the authors prove that the result holds if the constant conqueror is replaced by a root generator.\N\NAs an application, the paper demonstrate that for a density-Rips persistent set \(S\) of a finite metric space in \(R^d\), at least \(25\%\) of the summands to be intervals in the decomposition of \(\mathcal{L}S\). This holds under very general conditions on the underlying density function, regardless of the dimension \(d\), as the number of the randomly sampled points \(n\) goes to infinity.



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