Linearizing Algebraic Matroids

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Autores principales: Rosen, Zvi, Sidman, Jessica, Theran, Louis
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Publicado: 2025
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author Rosen, Zvi
Sidman, Jessica
Theran, Louis
author_facet Rosen, Zvi
Sidman, Jessica
Theran, Louis
contents Although algebraic matroids were discovered in the 1930s, interest in them was largely dormant until their recent use in applications of algebraic geometry. Because nonlinear algebra is computationally challenging, it is easier to work with an isomorphic linear matroid if one exists. We describe an explicit construction that produces a linear representation over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero starting with the data used in applications. We will also discuss classical examples of algebraic matroids in the modern language of polynomial ideals, illustrating how the existence of an isomorphic linear matroid depends on properties of the field.
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spellingShingle Linearizing Algebraic Matroids
Rosen, Zvi
Sidman, Jessica
Theran, Louis
Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
Combinatorics
05B35, 12-08, 14Q99, 13P25
Although algebraic matroids were discovered in the 1930s, interest in them was largely dormant until their recent use in applications of algebraic geometry. Because nonlinear algebra is computationally challenging, it is easier to work with an isomorphic linear matroid if one exists. We describe an explicit construction that produces a linear representation over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero starting with the data used in applications. We will also discuss classical examples of algebraic matroids in the modern language of polynomial ideals, illustrating how the existence of an isomorphic linear matroid depends on properties of the field.
title Linearizing Algebraic Matroids
topic Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
Combinatorics
05B35, 12-08, 14Q99, 13P25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07220