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SimplicialMap -- the class of all maps between simplicial complexes

Description

Let $C$ and $D$ be simplicial complexes. A simplicial map is a map $f : C \to D$ such that for any face $F \subset C$, we have that $f(F)$ is contained in a face of $D$.

To specify a map of simplicial complexes, the target and source complexes need to be specified as well as a matrix which determines a map between the complexes' corresponding rings.

The primary constructor of a simplicial map is map(SimplicialComplex,SimplicialComplex,Matrix).

See also

Functions and methods returning a map of abstract simplicial complexes :

Methods that use a map of abstract simplicial complexes :

For the programmer

The object SimplicialMap is a type, with ancestor classes HashTable < Thing.