Tensor, Symmetric, Exterior, and Other Powers of Persistence Modules

Abstract: We reformulate the persistent (co)homology of simplicial filtrations, viewed from a more algebraic setting, namely as the (co)homology of a chain complex of graded modules over polynomial ring $K[t]$. We also define persistent (co)homology of groups, associative algebras, Lie algebras, etc. \par Then we obtain formulas for tensor powers $T^n(M),S^n(M),\Lambda^{!n}(M)$ where $M$ is a persistence module. We discuss the cyclic and dihedral powers of persistence modules, and more generally quotients of $T^n(M)$ by a group action.