University of Minnesota Combinatorics Seminar
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The cyclotomic polynomial is defined to be the minimal polynomial over the rationals for any complex primitive nth root of unity. Although well-studied, its coefficients are mysterious. We discuss a topological interpretation of these coefficients in terms of simplicial homology. This work utilizes oriented matroids and simplicial spanning trees. This is joint work with Vic Reiner.
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