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Classifying numerical semigroups using polyhedral geometry
Algebra & Discrete Mathematics| Speaker: | Chris O’Neill, San Diego State University |
| Location: | 2112 Math. Sci. Building |
| Start time: | Fri, Dec 13 2024, 2:10PM |
A numerical semigroup is a subset of the natural numbers that is closed under addition. There is a family of polyhedral cones $C_m$, called Kunz cones, for which each numerical semigroup with smallest positive element $m$ corresponds to an integer point in $C_m$. It has been shown that if two numerical semigroups correspond to points in the same face of $C_m$, they share many important properties, such as the number of minimal generators and the Betti numbers of their defining toric ideals. In this way, the faces of the Kunz cones naturally partition the set of all numerical semigroups into "cells" within which any two numerical semigroups have similar algebraic structure. In this talk, we survey what is known about the face structure of Kunz cones, and how studying Kunz cones can inform the classification of numerical semigroups. No familiarity with numerical semigroups or polyhedral geometry will be assumed for this talk.
Unusual time and location: MSB 2112 at 2:10 pm.