🍩 Database of Original & Non-Theoretical Uses of Topology
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Morse Theory and Persistent Homology for Topological Analysis of 3D Images of Complex Materials (2014)
O. Delgado-Friedrichs, V. Robins, A. SheppardAbstract
We develop topologically accurate and compatible definitions for the skeleton and watershed segmentation of a 3D digital object that are computed by a single algorithm. These definitions are based on a discrete gradient vector field derived from a signed distance transform. This gradient vector field is amenable to topological analysis and simplification via For-man's discrete Morse theory and provides a filtration that can be used as input to persistent homology algorithms. Efficient implementations allow us to process large-scale x-ray micro-CT data of rock cores and other materials. -
Theory and Algorithms for Constructing Discrete Morse Complexes From Grayscale Digital Images (2011)
V. Robins, P. J. Wood, A. P. SheppardAbstract
We present an algorithm for determining the Morse complex of a two or three-dimensional grayscale digital image. Each cell in the Morse complex corresponds to a topological change in the level sets (i.e., a critical point) of the grayscale image. Since more than one critical point may be associated with a single image voxel, we model digital images by cubical complexes. A new homotopic algorithm is used to construct a discrete Morse function on the cubical complex that agrees with the digital image and has exactly the number and type of critical cells necessary to characterize the topological changes in the level sets. We make use of discrete Morse theory and simple homotopy theory to prove correctness of this algorithm. The resulting Morse complex is considerably simpler than the cubical complex originally used to represent the image and may be used to compute persistent homology. -
Topology-Based Signal Separation (2004)
V. Robins, N. Rooney, E. Bradley