Addition of Chow ring ideal and Chow ring classes

src/doc/en/reference/matroids/index.rst

@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ Concrete implementations
    sage/matroids/rank_matroid
    sage/matroids/graphic_matroid
 
+Chow rings of matroids
+----------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   sage/matroids/chow_ring_ideal
+   sage/matroids/chow_ring
+
 Abstract matroid classes
 ------------------------
 

src/doc/en/reference/references/index.rst

@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ REFERENCES:
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              369–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02677478
 
+.. [ANR2023] Robert Angarone, Anastasia Nathanson, and Victor Reiner. *Chow rings of
+             matroids as permutation representations*, 2023. :arxiv:`2309.14312`.
+
 .. [AP1986] \S. Arnborg, A. Proskurowski,
             *Characterization and Recognition of Partial 3-Trees*,
             SIAM Journal of Alg. and Discrete Methods,
@@ -4928,6 +4931,9 @@ REFERENCES:
 .. [MM2015] \J. Matherne and \G. Muller, *Computing upper cluster algebras*,
             Int. Math. Res. Not. IMRN, 2015, 3121-3149.
 
+.. [MM2022] Matthew Mastroeni and Jason McCullough. *Chow rings of matroids are
+            Koszul*. Mathematische Annalen, 387(3-4):1819-1851, November 2022.
+
 .. [MMRS2022] Ruslan G. Marzo, Rafael A. Melo,  Celso C. Ribeiro and
               Marcio C. Santos: *New formulations and branch-and-cut procedures
               for the longest induced path problem*. Computers & Operations

src/sage/matroids/chow_ring.py

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+r"""
+Chow rings of matroids
+
+AUTHORS:
+
+- Shriya M
+"""
+
+from sage.matroids.chow_ring_ideal import ChowRingIdeal_nonaug, AugmentedChowRingIdeal_fy, AugmentedChowRingIdeal_atom_free
+from sage.rings.quotient_ring import QuotientRing_generic
+from sage.categories.graded_algebras_with_basis import GradedAlgebrasWithBasis
+from sage.categories.commutative_rings import CommutativeRings
+
+class ChowRing(QuotientRing_generic):
+    r"""
+    The Chow ring of a matroid.
+
+    The *Chow ring of the matroid* `M` is defined as the quotient ring
+
+    .. MATH::
+
+        A^*(M)_R := R[x_{F_1}, \ldots, x_{F_k}] / (I_M + J_M),
+
+    where `(I_M + J_M)` is the :class:`Chow ring ideal
+    <sage.matroids.chow_ring_ideal.ChowRingIdeal_nonaug>` of matroid `M`.
+
+    The *augmented Chow ring of matroid* `M` has two different presentations
+    as quotient rings:
+
+    The *Feitchner-Yuzvinsky presentation* is the quotient ring
+
+    .. MATH::
+
+        A(M)_R := R[y_{e_1}, \ldots, y_{e_n}, x_{F_1}, \ldots, x_{F_k}] / I_{FY}(M),
+
+    where `I_{FY}(M)` is the :class:`Feitchner-Yuzvinsky augmented Chow ring
+    ideal <sage.matroids.chow_ring_ideal.AugmentedChowRingIdeal_fy>`
+    of matroid `M`.
+
+    The *atom-free presentation* is the quotient ring
+
+    .. MATH::
+
+        A(M)_R := R[x_{F_1}, \ldots, x_{F_k}] / I_{af}(M),
+
+    where `I_{af}(M)` is the :class:`atom-free augmented Chow ring ideal
+    <sage.matroids.chow_ring_ideal.AugmentedChowRingIdeal_atom_free>`
+    of matroid `M`.
+
+    .. SEEALSO::
+
+        :mod:`sage.matroids.chow_ring_ideal`
+
+    INPUT:
+
+    - ``M`` -- matroid
+    - ``R`` -- commutative ring
+    - ``augmented`` -- boolean; when ``True``, this is the augmented
+      Chow ring and if ``False``, this is the non-augmented Chow ring
+    - ``presentation`` -- string (default: ``None``); one of the following
+      (ignored if ``augmented=False``)
+
+      * ``"fy"`` - the Feitchner-Yuzvinsky presentation
+      * ``"atom-free"`` - the atom-free presentation
+
+    REFERENCES:
+
+    - [FY2004]_
+    - [AHK2015]_
+
+    EXAMPLES::
+
+        sage: M1 = matroids.catalog.P8pp()
+        sage: ch = M1.chow_ring(QQ, False)
+        sage: ch
+        Chow ring of P8'': Matroid of rank 4 on 8 elements with 8 nonspanning circuits
+        over Rational Field
+    """
+    def __init__(self, R, M, augmented, presentation=None):
+        r"""
+        Initialize ``self``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: ch = matroids.Wheel(3).chow_ring(QQ, False)
+            sage: TestSuite(ch).run()
+        """
+        self._matroid = M
+        self._augmented = augmented
+        self._presentation = presentation
+        if augmented is True:
+            if presentation == 'fy':
+                self._ideal = AugmentedChowRingIdeal_fy(M, R)
+            elif presentation == 'atom-free':
+                self._ideal = AugmentedChowRingIdeal_atom_free(M, R)
+        else:
+            self._ideal = ChowRingIdeal_nonaug(M, R)
+        C = CommutativeRings().Quotients() & GradedAlgebrasWithBasis(R).FiniteDimensional()
+        QuotientRing_generic.__init__(self, R=self._ideal.ring(),
+                                      I=self._ideal,
+                                      names=self._ideal.ring().variable_names(),
+                                      category=C)
+
+    def _repr_(self):
+        r"""
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M1 = matroids.catalog.Fano()
+            sage: ch = M1.chow_ring(QQ, False)
+            sage: ch
+            Chow ring of Fano: Binary matroid of rank 3 on 7 elements, type (3, 0)
+            over Rational Field
+        """
+        output = "Chow ring of {}".format(self._matroid)
+        if self._augmented is True:
+            output = "Augmented " + output
+            if self._presentation == 'fy':
+                output += " in Feitchner-Yuzvinsky presentation"
+            elif self._presentation == 'atom-free':
+                output += " in atom-free presentation"
+        return output + " over " + repr(self.base_ring())
+
+    def _latex_(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the LaTeX output of the polynomial ring and Chow ring ideal.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: M1 = matroids.Uniform(2,5)
+            sage: ch = M1.chow_ring(QQ, False)
+            sage: ch._latex_()
+            'A(\\begin{array}{l}\n\\text{\\texttt{U(2,{ }5):{ }Matroid{ }of{ }rank{ }2{ }on{ }5{ }elements{ }with{ }circuit{-}closures}}\\\\\n\\text{\\texttt{{\\char`\\{}2:{ }{\\char`\\{}{\\char`\\{}0,{ }1,{ }2,{ }3,{ }4{\\char`\\}}{\\char`\\}}{\\char`\\}}}}\n\\end{array})_{\\Bold{Q}}'
+        """
+        from sage.misc.latex import latex
+        base = "A({})_{{{}}}"
+        if self._augmented:
+            base += "^*"
+        return base.format(latex(self._matroid), latex(self.base_ring()))
+
+    def matroid(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the matroid of ``self``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: ch = matroids.Uniform(3,6).chow_ring(QQ, True, 'fy')
+            sage: ch.matroid()
+            U(3, 6): Matroid of rank 3 on 6 elements with circuit-closures
+            {3: {{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}}}
+        """
+        return self._matroid
+
+    def _coerce_map_from_base_ring(self):
+        r"""
+        Disable the coercion from the base ring from the category.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: ch = matroids.Wheel(3).chow_ring(QQ, False)
+            sage: ch._coerce_map_from_base_ring() is None
+            True
+        """
+        return None  # don't need anything special
+
+    def basis(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the monomial basis of the given Chow ring.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: ch = matroids.Uniform(3, 6).chow_ring(QQ, True, 'fy')
+            sage: ch.basis()
+            Family (1, B1, B1*B012345, B0, B0*B012345, B01, B01^2, B2,
+            B2*B012345, B02, B02^2, B12, B12^2, B3, B3*B012345, B03, B03^2,
+            B13, B13^2, B23, B23^2, B4, B4*B012345, B04, B04^2, B14, B14^2,
+            B24, B24^2, B34, B34^2, B5, B5*B012345, B05, B05^2, B15, B15^2,
+            B25, B25^2, B35, B35^2, B45, B45^2, B012345, B012345^2, B012345^3)
+            sage: set(ch.defining_ideal().normal_basis()) == set(ch.basis())
+            True
+            sage: ch = matroids.catalog.Fano().chow_ring(QQ, False)
+            sage: ch.basis()
+            Family (1, Abcd, Aace, Aabf, Adef, Aadg, Abeg, Acfg, Aabcdefg,
+            Aabcdefg^2)
+            sage: set(ch.defining_ideal().normal_basis()) == set(ch.basis())
+            True
+            sage: ch = matroids.Wheel(3).chow_ring(QQ, True, 'atom-free')
+            sage: ch.basis()
+            Family (1, A0, A0*A012345, A2, A2*A012345, A3, A3*A012345, A23,
+            A23^2, A1, A1*A012345, A013, A013^2, A4, A4*A012345, A04, A04^2,
+            A124, A124^2, A5, A5*A012345, A025, A025^2, A15, A15^2, A345,
+            A345^2, A012345, A012345^2, A012345^3)
+            sage: set(ch.defining_ideal().normal_basis()) == set(ch.basis())
+            True
+        """
+        from sage.sets.family import Family
+        monomial_basis = self._ideal.normal_basis()
+        return Family([self.element_class(self, mon, reduce=False) for mon in monomial_basis])
+
+    class Element(QuotientRing_generic.Element):
+        def to_vector(self, order=None):
+            r"""
+            Return ``self`` as a (dense) free module vector.
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: ch = matroids.Uniform(3, 6).chow_ring(QQ, False)
+                sage: v = ch.an_element(); v
+                -A01 - A02 - A03 - A04 - A05 - A012345
+                sage: v.to_vector()
+                (0, -1, -1, 0, -1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0)
+            """
+            P = self.parent()
+            B = P.basis()
+            FM = P._dense_free_module()
+            f = self.lift()
+            return FM([f.monomial_coefficient(b.lift()) for b in B])
+
+        _vector_ = to_vector
+
+        def monomial_coefficients(self, copy=None):
+            r"""
+            Return the monomial coefficients of ``self``.
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: ch = matroids.catalog.NonFano().chow_ring(QQ, True, 'atom-free')
+                sage: v = ch.an_element(); v
+                Aa
+                sage: v.monomial_coefficients()
+                {0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0, 3: 0, 4: 0, 5: 0, 6: 0, 7: 0, 8: 0, 9: 0,
+                 10: 0, 11: 0, 12: 0, 13: 0, 14: 0, 15: 0, 16: 0, 17: 0,
+                 18: 0, 19: 0, 20: 0, 21: 0, 22: 0, 23: 0, 24: 0, 25: 0,
+                 26: 0, 27: 0, 28: 0, 29: 0, 30: 0, 31: 0, 32: 0, 33: 0,
+                 34: 0, 35: 0}
+            """
+            B = self.parent().basis()
+            f = self.lift()
+            return {i: f.monomial_coefficient(b.lift()) for i, b in enumerate(B)}
+
+        def degree(self):
+            r"""
+            Return the degree of ``self``.
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: ch = matroids.Uniform(3, 6).chow_ring(QQ, False)
+                sage: for b in ch.basis():
+                ....:     print(b, b.degree())
+                1 0
+                A01 1
+                A02 1
+                A12 1
+                A03 1
+                A13 1
+                A23 1
+                A04 1
+                A14 1
+                A24 1
+                A34 1
+                A05 1
+                A15 1
+                A25 1
+                A35 1
+                A45 1
+                A012345 1
+                A012345^2 2
+                sage: v = sum(ch.basis())
+                sage: v.degree()
+                2
+            """
+            return self.lift().degree()
+
+        def homogeneous_degree(self):
+            r"""
+            Return the (homogeneous) degree of ``self`` if homogeneous
+            otherwise raise an error.
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: ch = matroids.catalog.Fano().chow_ring(QQ, True, 'fy')
+                sage: for b in ch.basis():
+                ....:     print(b, b.homogeneous_degree())
+                1 0
+                Ba 1
+                Ba*Babcdefg 2
+                Bb 1
+                Bb*Babcdefg 2
+                Bc 1
+                Bc*Babcdefg 2
+                Bd 1
+                Bd*Babcdefg 2
+                Bbcd 1
+                Bbcd^2 2
+                Be 1
+                Be*Babcdefg 2
+                Bace 1
+                Bace^2 2
+                Bf 1
+                Bf*Babcdefg 2
+                Babf 1
+                Babf^2 2
+                Bdef 1
+                Bdef^2 2
+                Bg 1
+                Bg*Babcdefg 2
+                Badg 1
+                Badg^2 2
+                Bbeg 1
+                Bbeg^2 2
+                Bcfg 1
+                Bcfg^2 2
+                Babcdefg 1
+                Babcdefg^2 2
+                Babcdefg^3 3
+                sage: v = sum(ch.basis()); v
+                Babcdefg^3 + Babf^2 + Bace^2 + Badg^2 + Bbcd^2 + Bbeg^2 +
+                Bcfg^2 + Bdef^2 + Ba*Babcdefg + Bb*Babcdefg + Bc*Babcdefg +
+                Bd*Babcdefg + Be*Babcdefg + Bf*Babcdefg + Bg*Babcdefg +
+                Babcdefg^2 + Ba + Bb + Bc + Bd + Be + Bf + Bg + Babf + Bace +
+                Badg + Bbcd + Bbeg + Bcfg + Bdef + Babcdefg + 1
+                sage: v.homogeneous_degree()
+                Traceback (most recent call last):
+                ...
+                ValueError: element is not homogeneous
+
+            TESTS::
+
+                sage: ch = matroids.Wheel(3).chow_ring(QQ, True, 'atom-free')
+                sage: ch.zero().homogeneous_degree()
+                Traceback (most recent call last):
+                ...
+                ValueError: the zero element does not have a well-defined degree
+            """
+            if not self:
+                raise ValueError("the zero element does not have a well-defined degree")
+            f = self.lift()
+            if not f.is_homogeneous():
+                raise ValueError("element is not homogeneous")
+            return f.degree()