Cycle-network characterization conjecture for persistent path homology

Let a cycle network have nn nodes, with nNn\in\mathbb{N}. Let its 1-dimensional path persistence diagram (PPD) be the persistence diagram produced by 1-dimensional persistent path homology (PPH), and let 1-dimensional Dowker persistent homology denote the corresponding Dowker construction.

Cycle-network characterization conjecture. On cycle networks having any number of nodes, 1-dimensional PPH is isomorphic to 1-dimensional Dowker persistent homology. More specifically, the 1-dimensional PPD of a cycle network on nn nodes, nNn\in\mathbb{N}, contains exactly one off-diagonal point

(1,n2).\left(1,\left\lceil\frac{n}{2}\right\rceil\right).

This conjecture seeks a complete characterization of 1-dimensional PPH for cycle networks, paralleling the characterization of 1-dimensional Dowker persistent homology cited in the source. The supplied text reports experimental evidence but no proof or resolution.

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Samir Chowdhury and Facundo Mémoli, “Persistent Path Homology of Directed Networks”, arXiv:1701.00565 (2017).

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