Positivity and Convexity in Algebraic Geometry

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Although the origins of positivity and convexity are found in the natural total ordering on the real numbers, these basic structures emerge in several important and distinct ways within contemporary algebraic geometry. For instance, the theory of normal toric varieties over an algebraically closed field builds a robust dictionary between projective varieties and rational convex polytopes. In contrast, when working over a real closed field, the sections of a line bundle, whose evaluation at any real point is positive, form a convex cone that is rarely polyhedral. As a third example, Boij–Söderberg theory characterizes all of the cohomology groups for vector bundles on projective space via convex geometry. The broad aim of this research program is to understand the deep and subtle relations between these various incarnations of positivity and convexity. Because these fundamental problems connect many different areas of mathematics including algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, optimization, combinatorics, and convex geometry, advances will likely impact and influence a large community.