Algebraic shifting and sequentially Cohen-Macaulay simplicial complexes (Q1379163): Difference between revisions
From MaRDI portal
Created a new Item |
Set profile property. |
||
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
Property / MaRDI profile type | |||
Property / MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile / rank | |||
Normal rank | |||
links / mardi / name | links / mardi / name | ||
Latest revision as of 03:08, 5 March 2024
scientific article
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | Algebraic shifting and sequentially Cohen-Macaulay simplicial complexes |
scientific article |
Statements
Algebraic shifting and sequentially Cohen-Macaulay simplicial complexes (English)
0 references
22 February 1998
0 references
Summary: Björner and Wachs generalized the definition of shellability by dropping the assumption of purity; they also introduced the \textsl{\(h\)-triangle}, a doubly-indexed generalization of the \(h\)-vector which is combinatorially significant for nonpure shellable complexes. Stanley subsequently defined a nonpure simplicial complex to be \textsl{sequentially Cohen-Macaulay} if it satisfies algebraic conditions that generalize the Cohen-Macaulay conditions for pure complexes, so that a nonpure shellable complex is sequentially Cohen-Macaulay. We show that algebraic shifting preserves the \(h\)-triangle of a simplicial complex \(K\) if and only if \(K\) is sequentially Cohen-Macaulay. This generalizes a result of Kalai's for the pure case. Immediate consequences include that nonpure shellable complexes and sequentially Cohen-Macaulay complexes have the same set of possible \(h\)-triangles.
0 references
\(h\)-triangle
0 references
nonpure shellable complexes
0 references
Cohen-Macaulay conditions
0 references
algebraic shifting
0 references