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Theta divisors and permutohedra

Algebraic Topology 2025-03-25 v4 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We establish an intriguing relation of the smooth theta divisor Θn\Theta^n with permutohedron Πn\Pi^n and the corresponding toric variety XΠn.X_\Pi^n. In particular, we show that the generalised Todd genus of the theta divisor Θn\Theta^n coincides with hh-polynomial of permutohedron Πn\Pi^n and thus is different from the same genus of XΠnX_\Pi^n only by the sign (1)n.(-1)^n. As an application we find all the Hodge numbers of the theta divisors in terms of the Eulerian numbers. We reveal also interesting numerical relations between theta-divisors and Tomei manifolds from the theory of the integrable Toda lattice.

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@article{arxiv.2211.16042,
  title  = {Theta divisors and permutohedra},
  author = {V. M. Buchstaber and A. P. Veselov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.16042},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Slightly revised and extended version

R2 v1 2026-06-28T07:16:27.754Z