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A note on topological matrices and characteristic polynomials of fourth‐magnitude drainage net maps
Author(s) -
Coleman Neil L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290060508
Subject(s) - net (polyhedron) , drainage , polynomial , connection (principal bundle) , matrix (chemical analysis) , mathematics , magnitude (astronomy) , link (geometry) , pure mathematics , topology (electrical circuits) , geometry , combinatorics , mathematical analysis , physics , ecology , materials science , composite material , astronomy , biology
I suggest that a connection matrix and a characteristic polynomial, which can be formed for any drainage net, using Shreve link magnitudes, may be used in studying drainage nets. I show how the matrix and the polynomial can be formed, using selected drainage nets as examples.