Limit theorems for Betti numbers of extreme sample clouds with application to persistence barcodes

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Title: Limit theorems for Betti numbers of extreme sample clouds with application to persistence barcodes
Authors: Takashi Owada
Source: Ann. Appl. Probab. 28, no. 5 (2018), 2814-2854
Annals of Applied Probability
Publisher Information: Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Subject Terms: Betti number, 60G70, 60K35, random topology, Extreme value theory, Poisson limit theorem, central limit theorem, 55U10, 60D05, 0101 mathematics, 01 natural sciences, persistent homology
Description: We investigate the topological dynamics of extreme sample clouds generated by a heavy tail distribution on $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ by establishing various limit theorems for Betti numbers, a basic quantifier of algebraic topology. It then turns out that the growth rate of the Betti numbers and the properties of the limiting processes all depend on the distance of the region of interest from the weak core, that is, the area in which random points are placed sufficiently densely to connect with one another. If the region of interest becomes sufficiently close to the weak core, the limiting process involves a new class of Gaussian processes. We also derive the limit theorems for the sum of bar lengths in the persistence barcode plot, a graphical descriptor of persistent homology.
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ISSN: 1050-5164
DOI: 10.1214/17-aap1375
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Abstract:We investigate the topological dynamics of extreme sample clouds generated by a heavy tail distribution on $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ by establishing various limit theorems for Betti numbers, a basic quantifier of algebraic topology. It then turns out that the growth rate of the Betti numbers and the properties of the limiting processes all depend on the distance of the region of interest from the weak core, that is, the area in which random points are placed sufficiently densely to connect with one another. If the region of interest becomes sufficiently close to the weak core, the limiting process involves a new class of Gaussian processes. We also derive the limit theorems for the sum of bar lengths in the persistence barcode plot, a graphical descriptor of persistent homology.
ISSN:10505164
DOI:10.1214/17-aap1375