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Theory and applications of lattice point methods for binomial ideals

Commutative Algebra 2010-09-16 v1 Computer Science and Game Theory Combinatorics Dynamical Systems

Abstract

This survey of methods surrounding lattice point methods for binomial ideals begins with a leisurely treatment of the geometric combinatorics of binomial primary decomposition. It then proceeds to three independent applications whose motivations come from outside of commutative algebra: hypergeometric systems, combinatorial game theory, and chemical dynamics. The exposition is aimed at students and researchers in algebra; it includes many examples, open problems, and elementary introductions to the motivations and background from outside of algebra.

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@article{arxiv.1009.2823,
  title  = {Theory and applications of lattice point methods for binomial ideals},
  author = {Ezra Miller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2823},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

57 pages, 31 figures; to appear in proceedings of 2009 Abel Symposium (Voss, Norway)