Title
The Reeb Graph Edit Distance Is Universal
Abstract
We consider the setting of Reeb graphs of piecewise linear functions and study distances between them that are stable, meaning that functions which are similar in the supremum norm ought to have similar Reeb graphs. We define an edit distance for Reeb graphs and prove that it is stable and universal, meaning that it provides an upper bound to any other stable distance. In contrast, via a specific construction, we show that the interleaving distance and the functional distortion distance on Reeb graphs are not universal.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1007/s10208-020-09488-3
FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Reeb graphs, Stability, Quotient metric, Edit distance
Edit distance,Discrete mathematics,Graph,Uniform norm,Algebra,Upper and lower bounds,Distortion,Piecewise linear function,Interleaving,Mathematics,Reeb graph
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
21
5
1615-3375
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
9
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ulrich Bauer110210.84
Claudia Landi216116.18
Facundo Mémoli373543.44