Cycles representing the Todd class of a toric variety
Abstract
In this paper, we describe a way to construct cycles which represent the Todd class of a toric variety. Given a lattice with an inner product we assign a rational number m(s) to each rational polyhedral cone s in the lattice, such that for any toric variety X with fan S, the Todd class of X is the sum over all cones s in S of m(s)[V(s)]. This constitutes an improved answer to an old question of Danilov. In a similar way, beginning with the choice of a complete flag in the lattice, we obtain the cycle Todd classes constructed by Morelli. Our construction is based on an intersection product on cycles of a simplicial toric variety developed by the second-named author. Important properties of the construction are established by showing a connection to the canonical representation of the Todd class of a simplicial toric variety as a product of torus-invariant divisors developed by the first-named author.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0310036,
title = {Cycles representing the Todd class of a toric variety},
author = {James Pommersheim and Hugh Thomas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0310036},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
13 pages; version to appear in Journal of the AMS; minor modifications throughout, corrections to proof of theorem 2; LaTeX