Magnitude homology of enriched categories and metric spaces

Tom Leinster, Michael Shulman

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Magnitude is a numerical invariant of enriched categories, including in particular metric spaces as [0,∞)-enriched categories. We show that in many cases magnitude can be categorified to a homology theory for enriched categories, which we call magnitude homology (in fact, it is a special sort of Hochschild homology), whose graded Euler characteristic is the magnitude. Magnitude homology of metric spaces generalizes the Hepworth--Willerton magnitude homology of graphs, and detects geometric information such as convexity.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2175-2221
Number of pages35
JournalAlgebraic and Geometric Topology
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2021

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