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Eric Samperton

Mathematics · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2017
Geometric and Algebraic TopologyTopological and Geometric Data AnalysisHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyAdvanced Algebra and GeometryAdvanced Graph Theory Research

Publications

18

Citations

54

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Eric Samperton works at the intersection of topology (the study of shapes and spaces that can be stretched or deformed) and computational complexity theory (the study of how hard problems are to solve algorithmically). Much of his work examines when problems from knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and quantum invariants are computationally 'hard' or 'easy' to calculate, connecting abstract geometric structures to questions relevant to quantum computing.

Topology of 3-manifolds and surfacesComputational complexity of topological invariantsQuantum invariants and topological quantum computationKnot and link coloring/counting problemsGroup actions and equivariant structures

Publication output has been steady over the last decade at roughly 1-3 papers per year, with a recent uptick in 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications318192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 3 publications3252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×9
  • Algebraic & Geometric Topology×2
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library)×1
  • Groups Geometry and Dynamics×1
  • Comptes Rendus Mathématique×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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