Leray numbers of projections and a topological Helly type theorem

Abstract

Let X be a simplicial complex on the vertex set V. The rational Leray number L(X) of X is the minimal d such that the rational reduced homology of any induced subcomplex of X vanishes in dimensions d and above. Let πbe a simplicial map from X to a simplex Y, such that the cardinality of the preimage of any point in |Y| is at most r. It is shown that L(π(X)) \leq r L(X)+r-1. One consequence is a topological extension of a Helly type result of Amenta.

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