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of a geometric complex

A complex obtained by replacing the simplices of by smaller ones by means of the following procedure. Each one-dimensional simplex (segment) is halved. On the assumption that all simplices of dimension are already subdivided, the subdivision of any -dimensional simplex is defined by means of cones over the simplices of the boundary of with a common vertex that is the barycentre of the simplex , i.e. the point with barycentric coordinates . The vertices of the resulting complex are in a one-to-one correspondence with the simplices of the complex , while the simplices of the complex are in such a correspondence with inclusion-ordered finite tuples of simplices from . The formal definition of a barycentric subdivision for the case of an abstract complex is analogous.


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[a1] K. Lamotke, "Semisimpliziale algebraische Topologie" , Springer (1968)
How to Cite This Entry:
Barycentric subdivision. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Barycentric_subdivision&oldid=31751
This article was adapted from an original article by E.G. Sklyarenko (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article