This is a polymake extension for polymake version 3.6 to simplify simplicial complexes using a random simple-homotopy heuristic. For more information see: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.09862
To install the extension, unpack it and follow https://polymake.org/doku.php/user_guide/extend/extensions
After having it installed run:
script("RandomHomotopy.pl");
in polymake and follow the instructions.
It is possible to modify or create new scripts using the Perl programming language and put them in the "scripts" directory.