Fine multidegrees, universal Gröbner bases, and matrix Schubert varieties
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We give a criterion for a collection of polynomials to be a universal Gröbner basis for an ideal in terms of the multidegree of the closure of the corresponding affine variety in . This criterion can be used to give simple proofs of several existing results on universal Gröbner bases. We introduce fine Schubert polynomials, which record the multidegrees of the closures of matrix Schubert varieties in . We compute the fine Schubert polynomials of permutations where the coefficients of the Schubert polynomials of and are all either 0 or 1, and we use this to give a universal Gröbner basis for the ideal of the matrix Schubert variety of such a permutation.
DOI: 10.1112/jlms.70647
Authors: Daoji Huang, Matt Larson
Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Princeton University
Language: English
Subfield: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,930
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W7170772745
