Simplices and Simplicial Complexes - Algebraic Topology
Offered By: Insights into Mathematics via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the fundamental concepts of simplices and simplicial complexes in this comprehensive lecture on Algebraic Topology. Delve into convex combinations and convex hulls, examining the natural progression from points to line segments, triangles, and tetrahedra. Learn about the standard representation of simplices as convex hulls of unit basis vectors in vector spaces. Discover how simplicial complexes are formed and understand the importance of orientations in simplices. Investigate the relationship between a tetrahedron's orientation and its triangular faces, and grasp the crucial concept of boundary operations in simplicial complexes. Gain insights into the foundation of homology theory through the exploration of these essential algebraic topology concepts.
Syllabus
Introduction
Triangles
Standard forms
simplicial complexes
tetrahedrons
orientation
oriented simplex
proof
Taught by
Insights into Mathematics
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