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The homotopy type of toric arrangements

Algebraic Topology 2010-10-29 v2 Geometric Topology Representation Theory

Abstract

A toric arrangement is a finite set of hypersurfaces in a complex torus, every hypersurface being the kernel of a character. In the present paper we build a CW-complex homotopy equivalent to the arrangement complement, with a combinatorial description similar to that of the well-known Salvetti complex. If the toric arrangement is defined by a Weyl group we also provide an algebraic description, very handy for cohomology computations. In the last part we give a description in terms of tableaux for a toric arrangement appearing in robotics.

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@article{arxiv.1009.3622,
  title  = {The homotopy type of toric arrangements},
  author = {Luca Moci and Simona Settepanella},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.3622},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

To appear on J. of Pure and Appl. Algebra. 16 pages, 3 pictures