Subdivision-based homotopy equivalence of digital circles

[EN] A direct translation of the notion of homotopy equivalence from algebraic topology to digital images leads to a much more rigid definition in the context of digital topology. This results in two digital circles of different radii being not homotopic. A more suitable idea of equivalences, called...

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Autores: Ashraf, Samia, Akram, Madiha, Ali, Amna Amanat
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/221843
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/221843
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Digital circle
subdivision
subdivision-based homotopy equivalence
digital fundamental group
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Sumario:[EN] A direct translation of the notion of homotopy equivalence from algebraic topology to digital images leads to a much more rigid definition in the context of digital topology. This results in two digital circles of different radii being not homotopic. A more suitable idea of equivalences, called "subdivision-based homotopy equivalence" which is introduced by Lupton et al., involves the concept of subdivision of digital images. We prove that, in this sense, any digital circle is subdivision-based homotopic to the Diamond, the prototypical digital circle of radius 1, which implies, as a consequence, that the fundamental group of any digital circle is isomorphic to Z.