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We study the Hilbert series and the representations of $\mathfrak{S}_n$ and $GL_n(\mathbb{F}_q)$ on the (augmented) Chow rings of uniform matroids $U_{r,n}$ and $q$-uniform matroids $U_{r,n}(q)$. The Frobenius series for uniform matroids…

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Using a new technique, we prove a rich family of special cases of the matroid intersection conjecture. Roughly, we prove the conjecture for pairs of tame matroids which have a common decomposition by 2-separations into finite parts.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-04-25 Nathan Bowler , Johannes Carmesin

In this paper, we prove that the Chow ring and augmented Chow ring of a matroid are equivariantly $\gamma$-positive under the action of any group of automorphisms. Our approach provides an explicit combinatorial interpretation of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Hsin-Chieh Liao

We give elementary and non-inductive proofs of three fundamental theorems about Chow rings of matroids: the standard monomial basis, Poincare duality, and the dragon-Hall-Rado formula. Our approach, which also works for augmented Chow rings…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-04 Matt Larson

We study the multiplicity number of the characteristic cycle of the intersection complex of the matroid Schubert variety. It is shown to be a combinatorial invariant, and it can be computed by explicit formulas. We also conjecture that the…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-01-14 Yiyu Wang

We introduce the intersection cohomology module of a matroid and prove that it satisfies Poincar\'e duality, the hard Lefschetz theorem, and the Hodge-Riemann relations. As applications, we obtain proofs of Dowling and Wilson's Top-Heavy…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-11 Tom Braden , June Huh , Jacob P. Matherne , Nicholas Proudfoot , Botong Wang

Oriented cohomology theories provide a general framework to perform intersection-theory-type calculus. The Chow ring, algebraic $K$-theory, and Levine--Morel's algebraic cobordism are all instances of such theories satisfying $\mathbb…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Arkamouli Debnath , Michael Ruofan Zeng

We explain how logarithmic structures select principal components in an intersection of schemes. These manifest in Chow homology and can be understood using strict transforms under logarithmic blowups. Our motivation comes from…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-11-01 Sam Molcho , Dhruv Ranganathan

We study algorithmic matroid intersection coloring. Given $k$ matroids on a common ground set $U$ of $n$ elements, the goal is to partition $U$ into the fewest number of color classes, where each color class is independent in all matroids.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Stephen Arndt , Benjamin Moseley , Kirk Pruhs , Chaitanya Swamy , Michael Zlatin

For a real affine hyperplane arrangement, we define an integer intersection matrix with a natural $q$-deformation related to the intersections of bounded chambers of the arrangement. By connecting the integer matrix to a bilinear form of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-07-09 Jens Niklas Eberhardt , Carl Mautner

We consider the bit complexity of computing Chow forms and their generalization to multiprojective spaces. We develop a deterministic algorithm using resultants and obtain a single exponential complexity upper bound. Earlier computational…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Mahmut Levent Doğan , Alperen Ali Ergür , Elias Tsigaridas

We introduce the rank-nullity ring of a matroid $M$, which is a subring of the Chow ring of the permutahedral toric variety. This subring contains the tautological Chern classes of $M$, a fact we deduce from a highly symmetric formula for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Tara Fife , Eline Mannino , Felipe Rincón

In [5] I.P. Goulden, D.M. Jackson, and R. Vakil formulated a conjecture relating certain Hurwitz numbers (enumerating ramified coverings of the sphere) to the intersection theory on a conjectural Picard variety. We are going to use their…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2018-07-18 Sergey Shadrin , Dimitri Zvonkine

We construct a Leray model for a discrete polymatroid with arbitrary building set and we prove a generalized Goresky-MacPherson formula. The first row of the model is the Chow ring of the polymatroid; we prove Poincar\'e duality, Hard…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-10-06 Roberto Pagaria , Gian Marco Pezzoli

Matroid is a generalization of many fundamental objects in combinatorial mathematics , and matroid intersection problem is a classical subject in combinatorial optimization . However , only the intersection of two matroids are well…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-01-10 Tianyu Liu

Recently, we have witnessed tremendous applications of algebraic intersection theory to branches of mathematics, that previously seemed very distant. In this article we review some of them. Our aim is to provide a unified approach to the…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-11-04 Rodica Andreea Dinu , Mateusz Michałek , Tim Seynnaeve

White's conjecture asserts that any two tuples of matroid bases that have the same multi-set union can be transformed from one to another by symmetric exchanges; it also implies that the toric ideals of matroids are generated by the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-07 Yu-Chuan Yu , Chi Ho Yuen

We show that various combinatorial invariants of matroids such as Chow rings and Orlik--Solomon algebras may be assembled into "operad-like" structures. Specifically, one obtains several operads over a certain Feynman category which we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-12 Basile Coron

We provide a general method for computing rational Chow rings of moduli of smooth complete intersections. We specialize this result in different ways: to compute the integral Picard group of the associated stack ; to obtain an explicit…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-01-19 Andrea Di Lorenzo

While there is much work and many conjectures surrounding the intersection theory of the moduli space of curves, relatively little is known about the intersection theory of the Hurwitz space $\mathcal{H}_{k, g}$ parametrizing smooth degree…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-10-05 Samir Canning , Hannah Larson