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diff --git a/src/cython/doc/index.rst b/src/cython/doc/index.rst index fca63d65..f6d10567 100644 --- a/src/cython/doc/index.rst +++ b/src/cython/doc/index.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -GUDHI documentation -################### +GUDHI Python module documentation +################################# .. image:: img/Gudhi_banner.png :align: center @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ GUDHI documentation Introduction ************ -The Gudhi library (Geometry Understanding in Higher Dimensions) is a generic -open source `C++ library <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/doc/latest/>`_, with a -`Cython interface <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/cython/latest/>`_, for +The Python interface for the Gudhi library (Geometry Understanding in Higher +Dimensions) is a generic open source +`Python module <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/python/latest/>`_, for Computational Topology and Topological Data Analysis (`TDA <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_data_analysis>`_). The GUDHI library intends to help the development of new algorithmic solutions @@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ data structures. The current release of the GUDHI library includes: * Data structures to represent, construct and manipulate simplicial complexes. -* Algorithms to compute persistent homology and multi-field persistent homology. -* Simplication of simplicial complexes by edge contraction. +* Simplification of simplicial complexes by edge contraction. +* Algorithms to compute persistent homology and bottleneck distance. -All data-structures are generic and several of their aspects can be -parameterized via template classes. We refer to :cite:`gudhilibrary_ICMS14` -for a detailed description of the design of the library. +We refer to :cite:`gudhilibrary_ICMS14` for a detailed description of the +design of the library. Data structures *************** |