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Chain polytopes and algebras with straightening laws

Commutative Algebra 2012-11-01 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

It will be shown that the toric ring of the chain polytope of a finite partially ordered set is an algebra with straightening laws on a finite distributive lattice. Thus in particular every chain polytope possesses a regular unimodular triangulation arising from a flag complex.

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@article{arxiv.1207.2538,
  title  = {Chain polytopes and algebras with straightening laws},
  author = {Takayuki Hibi and Nan Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.2538},
  year   = {2012}
}