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Torus actions on manifolds

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The theory of toric varieties is a bridge between algebraic geometry and combinatorics, and we will explain in this note that it is possible to develop the theory from a topological point of view to some extent. In short, our aim is to construct a bridge between topology and combinatorics.

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Mukherjee, G. (2005). Torus actions on manifolds. In: Mukherjee, G. (eds) Transformation Groups. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-30-9_3

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