Newton-Okounkov bodies of exceptional curve valuations (Q1998699)

Summary: We prove that the Newton-Okounkov body associated to the flag \(E_{\bullet}:= \{ X=X_r \supset E_r \supset \{q\} \}\), defined by the surface \(X\) and the exceptional divisor \(E_r\) given by any divisorial valuation of the complex projective plane \(\mathbb{P}^2\), with respect to the pull-back of the line-bundle \(\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^2} (1)\) is either a triangle or a quadrilateral, characterizing when it is a triangle or a quadrilateral. We also describe the vertices of that figure. Finally, we introduce a large family of flags for which we determine explicitly their Newton-Okounkov bodies which turn out to be triangular.