A Short Introduction to Toric Varieties
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Toric varieties form an important class of algebraic varieties whose particular strength lies in methods of construction via combinatorial data. Understanding this construction has led to the development of a rich dictionary allowing combinatorial statements to be translated into algebraic statements, and vice versa. In this short summary, the basic details of the combinatorial approach to constructing toric varieties are given. The constructions are motivated by specific examples from which the more general methods can be deduced.
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