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Algebraic Geometry Seminar


Date: Tuesday, Nov 5, 2019

Time: 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Location: LCB 222


Max Kutler

Univeristy of Kentucky

Title

The motivic zeta function of a matroid

Abstract

We associate to any loop-free matroid a motivic zeta function. If the matroid is representable by a complex hyperplane arrangement, then this coincides with the motivic Igusa zeta function of the arrangement. We show that this zeta function is rational and satisfies a functional equation. Moreover, it specializes to the topological zeta function of Robin van der Veer. We answer two questions of van der Veer about this topological zeta function. This is joint work with Dave Jensen and Jeremy Usatine.

Algebraic Geometry

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