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Tangent classes of matroids and wonderful compactifications

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Tangent classes of matroids and wonderful compactifications

arXiv:2607.05835v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: For every loopless matroid $M$ and every Feichtner--Yuzvinsky building set $\mathcal{G}$ containing the top flat, we construct an integral tangent class $T_{M,\mathcal{G}}^{\mathbb{Z}}\in K_{\mathbb{Z}}(M,\mathcal{G})$; in the realizable case it specializes to the class of the tangent bundle of the corresponding wonderful compactification, it recovers the Hilbert series of the Chow ring through Hirzebruch--Riemann--Roch, and it satisfies the expected Chern-alpha lower bounds. This reproduces the tangent class and its key properties studied by t

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This academic paper was published as part of the ongoing research output in theoretical mathematics and computer science.

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This is a highly specialized theoretical academic paper in algebraic geometry and combinatorics, with no immediate practical application or strategic relevance.

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Further theoretical understanding in algebraic combinatorics might be advanced.

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Potentially serves as a foundation for future, currently unforeseen, mathematical applications.

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