Combinatorial commutative algebra

"Combinatorial commutative algebra is an active area of research with thriving connections to other fields of pure and applied mathematics. This book provides a self-contained introduction to the subject, with an emphasis on combinatorial techniques for multigraded polynomial rings, semigroup a...

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Main Author: Miller, Ezra, 1974-
Other Authors: Sturmfels, Bernd, 1962-, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2005.
New York : [2005]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 417 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Graduate texts in mathematics ; 227.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Squarefree monomial ideals
  • Borel-fixed monomial ideals
  • Three-dimensional staircases
  • Cellular resolutions
  • Alexander duality
  • Generic monomial ideals
  • Semigroup algebras
  • Multigraded polynomial rings
  • Syzygies of lattice ideals
  • Toric varieties
  • Irreducible and injective resolutions
  • Ehrhart polynomials
  • Local cohomology
  • Plücker coordinates
  • Matrix Schubert varieties
  • Antidiagonal initial ideals
  • Minors in matrix products
  • Hilbert schemes of points
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary of notation.