Real phase structures on matroid fans and matroid orientations

DOI10.1112/JLMS.12671arXiv2106.08728MaRDI QIDQ6370449FDOQ6370449

Authors: Johannes Rau, Arthur Renaudineau, Kristin M. Shaw 

Publication date: 16 June 2021

Abstract: We introduce the notion of real phase structure on rational polyhedral fans in Euclidean space. Such a structure consists of an assignment of affine spaces over $mathbbZ/2mathbbZ$ to each top dimensional face of the fan subject to two conditions. Given an oriented matroid we can construct a real phase structure on the fan of the underlying matroid. Conversely, we show that from a real phase structure on a matroid fan we can produce an orientation of the underlying matroid. Thus real phase structures are cryptomorphic to matroid orientations. The topes of the orientated matroid are recovered immediately from the real phase structure. We also provide a direct way to recover the signed circuits of the oriented matroid from the real phase structure.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Oriented matroids in discrete geometry (52C40) Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices (05B35)

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