TDA Controls
Takens' 3D Reconstructed Attractor
$(x_t, x_{t-\tau}, x_{t-2\tau})$Vietoris-Rips Simplicial Complex $\text{VR}(X, \epsilon)$
$\epsilon = 0.85$Persistence Barcode $[b_i, d_i)$
Persistence Diagram $\text{Dgm}(X)$
$(b_i, d_i)$ vs Diagonal $y=x$Betti Curves $\beta_0(\epsilon), \beta_1(\epsilon)$ & Euler Characteristic $\chi(\epsilon)$
Topological Condensation Signature§ Algebraic Topology & Persistent Homology Formulation
Mathematical foundations of simplicial complexes, chain groups, boundary operators, and topological entropy
Over field $\mathbb{F}_2$, the boundary map $\partial_k: C_k \to C_{k-1}$ maps simplices to their faces:
This allows the definition of homology groups $H_k = \ker \partial_k / \text{im } \partial_{k+1}$, whose dimensions $\beta_k = \dim H_k$ count $k$-dimensional topological holes.
Features that persist across wide filtration ranges $[b_i, d_i)$ correspond to true underlying geometric attractors:
Short-lived features ($\ell_i \approx 0$) near the diagonal represent high-frequency market noise or microstructure jitter.
Prior to systemic liquidity spirals and crashes, asset return correlation manifolds collapse:
The collapse of high-dimensional cavities into a single 1D dominant trajectory provides a non-parametric early warning indicator of systemic turbulence.