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A resolution of singularities for the orbit spaces $G_{n,2}/T^n$

Algebraic Topology 2020-09-04 v1

Abstract

The problem of the description of the orbit space Xn=Gn,2/TnX_{n} = G_{n,2}/T^n for the standard action of the torus TnT^n on a complex Grassmann manifold Gn,2G_{n,2} is widely known and it appears in diversity of mathematical questions. A point xXnx\in X_{n} is said to be a critical point if the stabilizer of its corresponding orbit is nontrivial. In this paper, the notion of singular points of XnX_n is introduced which opened the new approach to this problem. It is showed that for n>4n>4 the set of critical points CritXn\text{Crit}X_n belongs to our set of singular points SingXn\text{Sing}X_{n}, while the case n=4n=4 is somewhat special for which SingX4CritX4\text{Sing}X_4\subset \text{Crit}X_4, but there are critical points which are not singular. The central result of this paper is the construction of the smooth manifold UnU_n with corners, dimUn=dimXn\dim U_n = \dim X_n and an explicit description of the projection pn:UnXnp_{n} : U_{n}\to X_{n} which in the defined sense resolve all singular points of the space XnX_n. Thus, we obtain the description of the orbit space Gn,2/TnG_{n,2}/T^n combinatorial structure. Moreover, the TnT^n-action on Gn,2G_{n,2} is a seminal example of complexity (n3)(n-3) - action. Our results demonstrate the method for general description of orbit spaces for torus actions of positive complexity.

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@article{arxiv.2009.01580,
  title  = {A resolution of singularities for the orbit spaces $G_{n,2}/T^n$},
  author = {Victor M. Buchstaber and Svjetlana Terzic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.01580},
  year   = {2020}
}

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44 pages