The Euler characteristic is the unique locally determined numerical invariant of finite simplicial complexes which assigns the same number to every cone

DOI10.1007/s004540010016zbMath0956.57017OpenAlexW2087155048MaRDI QIDQ1569850

Robin Forman

Publication date: 23 October 2000

Published in: Discrete \& Computational Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004540010016

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General topology of complexes (57Q05) Characteristic classes and numbers in differential topology (57R20) PL-topology (57Q99)

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