Real solutions of a problem in enumerative geometry

DOI10.1007/S10998-016-0122-7MaRDI QIDQ1677563zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors László M. Fehér, Ákos K. Matszangosz

Publication date 10 November 2017

Published in Periodica Mathematica Hungarica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.4638

zbMATH Keywords

enumerative real algebraic geometryfour medialsmodulo four congruencereal enumerative geometryreal Grassmannianreal Schubert variety

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Grassmannians, Schubert varieties, flag manifolds (14M15) Enumerative problems (combinatorial problems) in algebraic geometry (14N10) Classical problems, Schubert calculus (14N15) Real algebraic sets (14P05)

Abstract: We study a 2-parameter family of enumerative problems over the reals. Over the complex field, these problems can be solved by Schubert calculus. In the real case the number of solutions can be different on the distinct connected components of the configuration space, resulting in a solution function. The cohomology calculation in the real case only gives the signed sum of the solutions, therefore in general it only gives a lower bound on the range of the solution function. We calculate the solution function for the 2-parameter family and we show that in the even cases the solution function is constant modulo 4. We show how to determine the sign of a solution and describe the connected components of the configuration space. We translate the problem to the language of quivers and also give a geometric interpretation of the sign. Finally, we discuss what aspects might be considered when solving other real enumerative problems.

Review text

In this paper the authors study how much Schubert calculus can be extended to the real case. They consider a 2-parameter family of enumerative problems over the reals. (see \textit{F. Sottile} [Bull. Am. Math. Soc., New Ser. 47, No. 1, 31--71 (2010; Zbl 1197.14052)]). More precisely, they use the method of \textit{R. Vakil} [Ann. Math. (2) 164, No. 2, 489--512 (2006; Zbl 1115.14043)] for the complex case and extend it to the real case. They calculate the solution function of the 2-parameter family and show that in the even case the solution function is constant modulo 4. (see \textit{N. Hein} et al. [J. Reine Angew. Math. 714, 151--174 (2016; Zbl 1403.14088)], and \textit{N. Hein} et al. [São Paulo J. Math. Sci. 7, No. 1, 33--58 (2013; Zbl 1351.14036)]).

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