Speaker:
Christopher O'Neill
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Institution:
San Diego State University
Time:
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
RH 340N
A numerical semigroup is a subset S of the natural numbers that is closed under addition. One of the primary attributes of interest in commutative algebra are the relations (or trades) between the generators of S; any particular choice of minimal trades is called a minimal presentation of S (this is equivalent to choosing a minimal binomial generating set for the defining toric ideal of S). In this talk, we present a method of constructing a minimal presentation of S from a portion of its divisibility poset. Time permitting, we will explore connections to polyhedral geometry.