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A combinatorial proof of a formula for Betti numbers of a stacked polytope

Combinatorics 2010-04-07 v1 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

For a simplicial complex Δ\Delta, the graded Betti number βi,j(k[Δ])\beta_{i,j}(k[\Delta]) of the Stanley-Reisner ring k[Δ]k[\Delta] over a field kk has a combinatorial interpretation due to Hochster. Terai and Hibi showed that if Δ\Delta is the boundary complex of a dd-dimensional stacked polytope with nn vertices for d3d\geq3, then βk1,k(k[Δ])=(k1)(ndk)\beta_{k-1,k}(k[\Delta])=(k-1)\binom{n-d}{k}. We prove this combinatorially.

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@article{arxiv.0902.2444,
  title  = {A combinatorial proof of a formula for Betti numbers of a stacked polytope},
  author = {Suyoung Choi and Jang Soo Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.2444},
  year   = {2010}
}

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