Characteristic for reflexive relations |
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Authors: | Frank D. Farmer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Arizona State University, 85281 Tempe, Arizona, USA |
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Abstract: | Poincaré characteristic for reflexive relations (oriented graphs) is defined in terms of homology and is not invariant under transitive closure. Formulas for the Poincaré characteristic of products, joins, and bounded products are given. Euler's definition of characteristic extends to certain filtrations of reflexive relations which exist iff there are no oriented loops. Euler characteristic is independent of filtration, agrees with Poincaré characteristic, and is unique. One-sided Möbius characteristic is defined as the sum of all values of a one-sided inverse of the zeta function. Such one-sided inverses exist iff there are no local oriented loops (although there may be global oriented loops). One-sided Möbius characteristic need not be Poincaré characteristic, but it is when a one-sided local transitivity condition is satisfied. A two-sided local transitivity condition insures the existence of the Möbius function but Möbius inversion fails for non-posets. |
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Keywords: | Primary 05C20 55A15 06A10 |
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