The external activity complex of a pair of matroids

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Autori principali: Berget, Andrew, Fink, Alex
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author Berget, Andrew
Fink, Alex
author_facet Berget, Andrew
Fink, Alex
contents We introduce the Schubert variety of a pair of linear subspaces in $\mathbf{C}^n$ and the external activity complex of a pair of not necessarily realizable matroids. Both of these generalize constructions of Ardila et al., which occur when one of the linear spaces is one-dimensional. We prove that our external activity complex is Cohen-Macaulay and deduce a formula for its $K$-polynomial in terms of exterior powers of the dual tautological quotient classes of matroids. As a consequence, we deduce a non-negative formula for the matroid invariant $ω(M)$ of Fink, Shaw, and Speyer in terms of certain homology groups of links within an external activity complex, proving the 2005 tropical $f$-vector conjecture of Speyer.
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spellingShingle The external activity complex of a pair of matroids
Berget, Andrew
Fink, Alex
Combinatorics
Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
05B35 (Primary) 13D02, 13F55, 14T15 (Secondary)
We introduce the Schubert variety of a pair of linear subspaces in $\mathbf{C}^n$ and the external activity complex of a pair of not necessarily realizable matroids. Both of these generalize constructions of Ardila et al., which occur when one of the linear spaces is one-dimensional. We prove that our external activity complex is Cohen-Macaulay and deduce a formula for its $K$-polynomial in terms of exterior powers of the dual tautological quotient classes of matroids. As a consequence, we deduce a non-negative formula for the matroid invariant $ω(M)$ of Fink, Shaw, and Speyer in terms of certain homology groups of links within an external activity complex, proving the 2005 tropical $f$-vector conjecture of Speyer.
title The external activity complex of a pair of matroids
topic Combinatorics
Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
05B35 (Primary) 13D02, 13F55, 14T15 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11759