isSimplex -- check if a cell is a simplex

Synopsis

Usage:

isSimplex C
Inputs:
- C, a cell, a cell
Outputs:
- a Boolean value, true if the cell C is a simplex false otherwise

Description

This determines whether a cell C is a simplex. A simplex in this context is a cell of dimension $d$ with a boundary containing exactly $d+1$ dimension $d-1$ cells

i1 : v1 = newCell {};

i2 : v2 = newCell {};

i3 : e1 = newCell {v1,v2};

i4 : isSimplex e1

o4 = true

i5 : e2 = newCell {v1,v1};

i6 : isSimplex e2

o6 = false

Ways to use isSimplex :

isSimplex(Cell)

For the programmer

The object isSimplex is a method function.