Geometry of orbits of permanents and determinants
Algebraic Geometry
2010-07-13 v1 Representation Theory
Abstract
We prove that the orbit closure of the determinant is not normal. A similar result is obtained for the orbit closure of the permanent multiplied by a power of a linear form.
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@article{arxiv.1007.1695,
title = {Geometry of orbits of permanents and determinants},
author = {Shrawan Kumar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.1695},
year = {2010}
}
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28 pages