Stratified simplices and intersection homology

arXivmath/9807128MaRDI QIDQ6500965FDOQ6500965

Jonathan Fine

Abstract: Intersection homology is obtained from ordinary homology by imposing conditions on how the embedded simplices meet the strata of a space $X$. In this way, for the middle perversity, properties such as strong Lefschetz are preserved. This paper defines local-global intersection homology groups, that record global information about the singularities of $X$. They differ from intersection homology in that stratified rather than ordinary simplices are used. An example of such is $sigm{a}_{j}imesCsigm{a}_i$, where $sigm{a}_i$ and $sigm{a}_j$ are ordinary simplices, and $C$ is the coning operator. The paper concludes with a sketch of the relationship between local-global homology and the geometry of convex polytopes. This paper is a more formal exposition of part of the author's `Local-global intersection homology', alg-geom/9709011.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Toric varieties, Newton polyhedra, Okounkov bodies (14M25) Polytopes and polyhedra (52Bxx) Global theory and resolution of singularities (algebro-geometric aspects) (14E15) Intersection homology and cohomology in algebraic topology (55N33)

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