Applications of intersection theory: from maximum likelihood to chromatic polynomials
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Intersection theory, characteristic classes, intersection multiplicities in algebraic geometry (14C17) Rational and birational maps (14E05) Grassmannians, Schubert varieties, flag manifolds (14M15) Homogeneous spaces and generalizations (14M17) Enumerative problems (combinatorial problems) in algebraic geometry (14N10) Computational aspects of higher-dimensional varieties (14Q15) Effectivity, complexity and computational aspects of algebraic geometry (14Q20) Algebraic statistics (62R01)
Abstract: 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 results e.g. in the theory of chromatic polynomials (work of Adiprasito, Huh, Katz), maximum likelihood degree in algebraic statistics (Drton, Manivel, Monin, Sturmfels, Uhler, Wi'sniewski), Euler characteristics of determinental varieties (Dimca, Papadima), characteristic numbers (Aluffi, Schubert, Vakil) and the degree of semidefinite programming (Bothmer, Nie, Ranestad, Sturmfels). Our main tools come from intersection theory on special varieties called the varieties of complete forms (De Concini, Procesi, Thaddeus) and the study of Segre classes (Laksov, Lascoux, Pragacz, Thorup).
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