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Signed a-polynomials of graphs and Poincar\'e polynomials of real toric manifolds

Combinatorics 2022-03-22 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Recently, Choi and Park introduced an invariant of a finite simple graph, called signed a-number, arising from computing certain topological invariants of some specific kinds of real toric manifolds. They also found the signed a-numbers of path graphs, cycle graphs, complete graphs, and star graphs. We introduce a signed a-polynomial which is a generalization of the signed a-number and gives a-, b-, and c-numbers. The signed a-polynomial of a graph GG is related to the Poincar\'e polynomial PM(G)(z)P_{M(G)}(z), which is the generating function for the Betti numbers of the real toric manifold M(G)M(G). We give the generating functions for the signed a-polynomials of not only path graphs, cycle graphs, complete graphs, and star graphs, but also complete bipartite graphs and complete multipartite graphs. As a consequence, we find the Euler characteristic number and the Betti numbers of the real toric manifold M(G)M(G) for complete multipartite graphs GG.

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@article{arxiv.1212.6307,
  title  = {Signed a-polynomials of graphs and Poincar\'e polynomials of real toric manifolds},
  author = {Seunghyun Seo and Heesung Shin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.6307},
  year   = {2022}
}

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12 pages, 5 tables