Tropical geometry

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DOI10.1007/978-3-030-37853-0_3zbMATH Open1441.14208arXiv1908.07012OpenAlexW4231320922MaRDI QIDQ5118414FDOQ5118414

Ralph Morrison

Publication date: 8 September 2020

Published in: Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Tropical mathematics redefines the rules of arithmetic by replacing addition with taking a maximum, and by replacing multiplication with addition. After briefly discussing a tropical version of linear algebra, we study polynomials build with these new operations. These equations define piecewise-linear geometric objects called tropical varieties. We explore these tropical varieties in two and three dimensions, building up discrete tools for studying them and determining their geometric properties. We then discuss the relationship between tropical geometry and algebraic geometry, which considers shapes defined by usual polynomial equations.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.07012




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