A note on algebraic rank, matroids, and metrized complexes

作者:Len Yoav
来源:Mathematical Research Letters, 2017, 24(3): 827-837.
DOI:10.4310/mrl.2017.v24.n3.a10

摘要

We show that the algebraic rank of divisors on certain graphs is related to the realizability problem of matroids. As a consequence, we produce a series of examples in which the algebraic rank depends on the ground field. We use the theory of metrized complexes to show that equality between the algebraic and combinatorial rank is not a sufficient condition for smoothability of divisors, thus giving a negative answer to a question posed by Caporaso, Melo, and the author.

  • 出版日期2017

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