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Pieri's Formula Via Explicit Rational Equivalence

alg-geom 2008-02-03 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We present a new geometric proof of Pieri's formula, exhibiting an explicit chain of rational equivalences from a suitable sum of distinct Schubert varieties to the intersection of a Schubert variety with a special Schubert variety. The geometry of these rational equivalences indicate a link to a combinatorial proof of Pieri's formula using Schensted insertion. This version includes an example to illustrate the proof.

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@article{arxiv.alg-geom/9601006,
  title  = {Pieri's Formula Via Explicit Rational Equivalence},
  author = {Frank Sottile},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:alg-geom/9601006},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Revised version; 18 pages with one figure LaTeX 2e