A generalization of the space of complete quadrics

Publication date 18 February 2022

Abstract: To any homogeneous polynomial

h

we naturally associate a variety

O m e g a_{h}

which maps birationally onto the graph

G a m m a_{h}

of the gradient map

a b l a h

and which agrees with the space of complete quadrics when

h

is the determinant of the generic symmetric matrix. We give a sufficient criterion for

O m e g a_{h}

being smooth which applies for example when

h

is an elementary symmetric polynomial. In this case

O m e g a_{h}

is a smooth toric variety associated to a certain generalized permutohedron. We also give examples when

O m e g a_{h}

is not smooth.

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