The virtual Euler characteristic for binary matroids

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Authors Madeline Brandt, Juliette Bruce, Daniel Corey

Publication date 24 January 2023

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Factorials, binomial coefficients, combinatorial functions (05A10) Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices (05B35) Grassmannians, Schubert varieties, flag manifolds (14M15) Matrices over special rings (quaternions, finite fields, etc.) (15B33)

Abstract: Inspired by Kontsevich's graphic orbifold Euler characteristic we define a virtual Euler characteristic for any finite set of isomorphism classes of matroids of rank $r$. Our main result provides a simple formula for the virtual Euler characteristic for the set of isomorphism classes of matroids of rank $r$ realizable over $mathbb{F}_2$ (i.e., binary matroids). We prove this formula by relating the virtual Euler characteristic for binary matroids to the point counts of certain subsets of Grassmanians over finite fields. We conclude by providing several follow-up questions in relation to matroids realizable over other finite prime fields, matroid homology, and beta invariants.

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