Mixed volume and an extension of intersection theory of divisors

zbMATH Open1287.14001arXiv0812.0433MaRDI QIDQ5199455FDOQ5199455

A. G. Khovanskii, Kiumars Kaveh

Publication date: 16 August 2011

Abstract: Let K(X) be the collection of all non-zero finite dimensional subspaces of rational functions on an n-dimensional irreducible variety X. For any n-tuple L_1,..., L_n in K(X), we define an intersection index [L_1,..., L_n] as the number of solutions in X of a system of equations f_1 = ... = f_n = 0 where each f_i is a generic function from the space L_i. In counting the solutions, we neglect the solutions x at which all the functions in some space L_i vanish as well as the solutions at which at least one function from some subspace L_i has a pole. The collection K(X) is a commutative semigroup with respect to a natural multiplication. The intersection index [L_1,..., L_n] can be extended to the Grothendieck group of K(X). This gives an extension of the intersection theory of divisors. The extended theory is applicable even to non-complete varieties. We show that this intersection index enjoys all the main properties of the mixed volume of convex bodies. Our paper is inspired by the Bernstein-Kushnirenko theorem from the Newton polytope theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0433

zbMATH Keywords

Cartier divisorintersection indexmixed volume of convex bodiessimultaneous algebraic equationsKushnirenko and Bernstein's theoremlinear system on a variety

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Toric varieties, Newton polyhedra, Okounkov bodies (14M25) Intersection theory, characteristic classes, intersection multiplicities in algebraic geometry (14C17) Divisors, linear systems, invertible sheaves (14C20) Mixed volumes and related topics in convex geometry (52A39)

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