Mathematics – Algebraic Geometry
Scientific paper
2009-09-22
Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry
23 pages
Scientific paper
Let $u$ be a nilpotent endomorphism of a finite dimensional $\mathbb{C}$-vector space. The set ${\mathcal F}_u$ of $u$-stable complete flags is a projective algebraic variety called a Springer fiber. Its irreducible components are parameterized by a set of standard tableaux. We provide three characterizations of the singular components of ${\mathcal F}_u$ in the case $u^2=0$. First, we give the combinatorial description of standard tableaux corresponding to singular components. Second, we prove that a component is singular if and only if its Poincar\'e polynomial is not palindromic. Third, we show that a component is singular when it has too many intersections of codimension one with other components. Finally, relying on the second criterion, we infer that, for $u$ general, whenever ${\mathcal F}_u$ has a singular component, it admits a component whose Poincar\'e polynomial is not palindromic. This work relies on a previous criterion of singularity for components of ${\mathcal F}_u$ in the case $u^2=0$ by the first author and on the description of the $B$-orbit decomposition of orbital varieties of nilpotent order two by the second author.
Fresse Lucas
Melnikov Anna
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