Cohomology of type $B$ real permutohedral varieties
Younghan Yoon
TL;DR
The paper determines the full rational cohomology ring $H^{*}(X^ ext{R}_{B_n};\mathbb{Q})$ of the type $B$ real permutohedral variety by encoding cohomology classes with $B$-snakes, a basis built from signed permutations. It constructs a bridge from combinatorial objects to topology via maps $\Psi_I$ and a kernel description by $M_I$, showing $\mathbb{Q}\langle \mathfrak{S}^B_I\rangle / M_I$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{Q}\langle \mathfrak{A}^B_I\rangle$ and that $\Psi_I(\mathfrak{A}^B_I)$ yields a basis for the corresponding homology. The central advancement is the explicit cup-product formula $\smile$ on the direct sum $\bigoplus_I \mathbb{Q}\langle \mathfrak{A}^B_I\rangle$ using restrictable $B$-snakes and the sign function $(-1)^{\kappa}$, proving an algebra isomorphism with $H^{*}(X^ ext{R}_{B_n};\mathbb{Q})$. This extends the understanding of multiplicative structures from type A to type B real Coxeter toric varieties and provides concrete combinatorial tools for computation and further study of real loci in toric topology.
Abstract
Type $A$ and type $B$ permutohedral varieties are classic examples of mathematics, and their topological invariants are well known. This naturally leads to the investigation of the topology of their real loci, known as type $A$ and type $B$ real permutohedral varieties. The rational cohomology rings of type $A$ real permutohedral varieties are fully described in terms of alternating permutations. Until now, only rational Betti numbers of type $B$ real permutohedral varieties have been described in terms of $B$-snakes. In this paper, we explicitly describe the multiplicative structure of the cohomology rings of type $B$ real permutohedral varieties in terms of $B$-snakes.
