Pavings of simplexes, pasted schemes of graphs and compactification of \(\text{PGL}_r^{n+1}/\text{PGL}_r\) (Q1291029)

Let \(\Omega^{r n}\) be the homogeneous space \(\text{PGL}_r^{n+1}/ \text{PGL}_r\). An equivariant compactification \(\overline\Omega^{r n}\) is constructed. This compactification is decomposed into locally closed smooth strata. The strata are parameterized by the entry convex pavings of a simplex of dimension \(n\) and admit a modular interpretation. The compactifications \(\overline\Omega^{r n}\), \(n\geq 0\), form a simplicial scheme which compactifies the classifying simplicial scheme of \(\text{PGL}_r\) consisting of all the quotients \(\Omega^{r n}\), \(n\geq 0\), in a certain sense.