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One-dimensional Schubert problems with respect to osculating flags

Algebraic Geometry 2019-08-15 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

We consider Schubert problems with respect to flags osculating the rational normal curve. These problems are of special interest when the osculation points are all real -- in this case, for zero-dimensional Schubert problems, the solutions are "as real as possible". Recent work by Speyer has extended the theory to the moduli space M0,r\overline{M_{0,r}}, allowing the points to collide. These give rise to smooth covers of M0,r(R)\overline{M_{0,r}}(\mathbb{R}), with structure and monodromy described by Young tableaux and jeu de taquin. In this paper, we give analogous results on one-dimensional Schubert problems over M0,r\overline{M_{0,r}}. Their (real) geometry turns out to be described by orbits of Sch\"{u}tzenberger promotion and a related operation involving tableau evacuation. Over M0,rM_{0,r}, our results show that the real points of the solution curves are smooth. We also find a new identity involving `first-order' K-theoretic Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, for which there does not appear to be a known combinatorial proof.

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@article{arxiv.1504.06542,
  title  = {One-dimensional Schubert problems with respect to osculating flags},
  author = {Jake Levinson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.06542},
  year   = {2019}
}

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32 pages, 10 pages

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