Singularities of toric varieties associated with finite distributive lattices
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Singularities of toric varieties associated with finite distributive lattices
zbMATH Open document ID: 0870.14037
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022469218716
author: David G. Wagner
published in: Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics
publication date: 1997-09-17T00:00:00Z
review text: For a finite lattice \(D\), consider the polynomial ring \(k[X_\alpha\mid \alpha\in D]\) over a field \(k\) in variables indexed by \(D\) with the usual grading \(\deg X_\alpha=1\) for all \(\alpha\in D\). With respect to the homogeneous binomial ideal \(I(D):= (X_\alpha X_\beta- X_{\alpha\wedge\beta} X_{\alpha\vee\beta}\mid \alpha,\beta\in D)\) consider the graded residue \(k\)-algebra \(k[D]:= k[X_\alpha\mid \alpha\in D]/I(D)\). The associated projective variety \(V(D):= \text{Proj} (k[D])\) is known to be a (normal) toric variety if and only if the lattice \(D\) is distributive, by \textit{T. Hibi} [in: Commutative algebra and combinatorics, US-Jap. joint Semin., Kyoto/Jap. 1985, Adv. Stud. Pure Math. 11, 93-109 (1987; Zbl 0654.13015)] in view of Birkhoff's structure theorem and excluded sublattice theorem for finite distributive lattices, found, for instance, in \textit{G. Grätzer}'s book [``General lattice theory'' (1978; Zbl 0385.06015)] and in \textit{R. P. Stanley}'s book [``Enumerative combinatorics'', Vol. I (1986; Zbl 0608.05001)]. According to Birkhoff's structure theorem, a finite distributive lattice \(D\) is in categorical one-to-one correspondence with a finite bounded poset \(\widehat{P}\) (of join-irreducible elements in \(D\)). The author describes the toric geometry of the toric projective variety \(V(D)\) directly in terms of the poset \(\widehat{P}\).
reviewed by: Tadao Oda
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14M25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 06D05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 06A07
zbMATH DE Number: 887240
zbMATH Keywords: projective variety
zbMATH Keywords: toric variety
zbMATH Keywords: finite distributive lattice
zbMATH Keywords: finite bounded poset
zbMATH Keywords: join-irreducible elements
MaRDI profile type: Publication
cites work: Diagrams for modular lattices
cites work: Q3950597
cites work: Binomial ideals
cites work: Introduction to Toric Varieties. (AM-131)
cites work: Q3674721
cites work: Q4165427
cites work: Q3800169
cites work: Hilbert functions of Cohen-Macaulay integral domains and chain conditions of finite partially ordered sets
cites work: Q5288967
cites work: Rings of Invariants of Tori, Cohen-Macaulay Rings Generated by Monomials, and Polytopes
cites work: A Minimax Theorem for Directed Graphs
cites work: Hilbert functions of graded algebras
cites work: Two poset polytopes
cites work: Q3748279
cites work: On the Hilbert function of a graded Cohen-Macaulay domain
cites work: Crowns, cutsets, and valuable partial orders
full work available at URL: a:1022469218716
OpenAlex ID: W1511785717
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 887240