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Torelli theorem for graphs and tropical curves

Combinatorics 2019-12-19 v3 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Algebraic curves have a discrete analogue in finite graphs. Pursuing this analogy we prove a Torelli theorem for graphs. Namely, we show that two graphs have the same Albanese torus if and only if the graphs obtained from them by contracting all separating edges are 2-isomorphic. In particular, the strong Torelli theorem holds for 3-connected graphs. Next, using the correspondence between compact tropical curves and metric graphs, we prove a tropical Torelli theorem giving necessary and sufficient conditions for two tropical curves to have the same principally polarized tropical Jacobian. Finally we describe some natural posets associated to a graph and prove that they characterize its Delaunay decomposition.

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@article{arxiv.0901.1389,
  title  = {Torelli theorem for graphs and tropical curves},
  author = {Lucia Caporaso and Filippo Viviani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.1389},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

Final version incorporating the referee's suggestions. To appear in DMJ. 30 pages

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