Geometric Equations for Matroid Varieties
Speaker:
Jessica Sidman, Mount Holyoke College
Date and Time:
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 210
Abstract:
Let x denote a k-dimensional subspace of Cn and let Ax be a k×n matrix whose rows are a basis for x. The matroid Mx on the columns of Ax is invariant under a change of basis for x. What can we say about the set Γx of all k-dimensional subspaces y such that My=Mx?. We will explore this question algebraically, showing that for some matroids that arise geometrically many non-trivial equations vanishing on Γx can be derived geometrically. This is joint work with Will Traves and Ashley Wheeler.