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A Homological Approach to Dynamics

William Kalies·Konstantin Mischaikow·Robert Vandervorst
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This note describes a novel approach to systematically characterize dynamics based on finite information. We present an algebraic framework for dynamics from which it is possible to deduce more traditional descriptors associated with the qualitative structures of the geometric theory of dynamical systems. The purpose of this paper is to indicate how this approach can be used to obtain interpretable characterizations of dynamics that are robust with respect to perturbations, in the context of models of multiscale and data-driven systems.

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William Kalies, Konstantin Mischaikow, Robert Vandervorst. 2026-10-27. A Homological Approach to Dynamics. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36532

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