Non-negatively curved GKM orbifolds

In this paper we study non-negatively curved and rationally elliptic GKM$$_4$$ 4 manifolds and orbifolds. We show that their rational cohomology rings are isomorphic to the rational cohomology of certain model orbifolds. These models are quotients of isometric actions of finite groups on non-negatively curved torus orbifolds. Moreover, we give a simplified proof of a characterisation of products of simplices among orbit spaces of locally standard torus manifolds. This characterisation was originally proved in Wiemeler (J Lond Math Soc 91(3): 667–692, 2015) and was used there to obtain a classification of non-negatively curved torus manifolds.

Cohomology of torus manifold bundles

Let X be a 2n-dimensional torus manifold with a locally standard T ≅ (S1)n action whose orbit space is a homology polytope. Smooth complete complex toric varieties and quasitoric manifolds are examples of torus manifolds. Consider a principal T-bundle p : E → B and let π : E(X) → B be the associated torus manifold bundle. We give a presentation of the singular cohomology ring of E(X) as a H*(B)-algebra and the topological K-ring of E(X) as a K*(B)-algebra with generators and relations. These generalize the results in [17] and [19] when the base B = pt. These also extend the results in [20], obtained in the case of a smooth projective toric variety, to any smooth complete toric variety.

Criteria for Hattori–Masuda multi-polytopes via Duistermaat–Heckman functions and winding numbers

A multi-fan (respectively multi-polytope), introduced first by Hattori and Masuda, is a purely combinatorial object generalizing an ordinary fan (respectively polytope) in algebraic geometry. It is well known that an ordinary fan or polytope is associated with a toric variety. On the other hand, we can geometrically realize multi-fans in terms of torus manifolds. However, it is unfortunate that two different torus manifolds may correspond to the same multi-fan. The goal of this paper is to give some criteria for a multi-polytope to be an ordinary polytope in terms of the Duistermaat–Heckman functions and winding numbers. Moreover, we also prove a generalized Pick formula and its consequences for simple lattice multi-polytopes by studying their Ehrhart polynomials.