We present algorithms for constructing a hierarchy of increasingly coarse Morse-Smale complexes that decompose a piecewise linear 2-manifold. While these complexes are defined only in the smooth category, we extend the construction to the piecewise linear category by ensuring structural integrity and simulating differentiability. We then simplify Morse-Smale complexes by canceling pairs of critical points in order of increasing persistence.
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Edelsbrunner, H., Harer, J., & Zomorodian, A. (2003). Hierarchical Morse-Smale complexes for piecewise linear 2-manifolds. In Discrete and Computational Geometry (Vol. 30, pp. 87–107). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-003-2926-5
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