Toric degenerations: a bridge between representation theory, tropical geometry and cluster algebras
2018
In this thesis we study toric degenerations of projective varieties. We compare
different constructions to understand how and why they are related. In focus are toric degenerations
obtained from representation theory, tropical geometry or cluster algebras. Often
those rely on valuations and the theory of Newton-Okounkov bodies. Toric degenerations can
be seen as a combinatorial shadow of the original objects. The goal is therefore to understand
why the different theories are so closely related, by understanding the toric degenerations they
yield first. We choose Grassmannians, flag varieties and Schubert varieties as starting point
as here many different constructions are applicable. One of our main results shows how toric
degenerations obtained using full-rank valuations, independent of how these are constructed,
can (under certain conditions) be realized using tropical geometry.
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