De Concini-Procesi wonderful arrangement models - A discrete geometer's point of view
arXiv:math/0403183
Abstract
This expository article outlines the construction of De Concini-Procesi arrangement models and describes recent progress in understanding their significance from the algebraic, geometric, and combinatorial point of view. Throughout the exposition, a strong emphasis is given to combinatorial and discrete geometric data that lies at the core of the construction.
30 pages, 13 figures; final revision with only minor changes; to appear in MSRI Publications, Cambridge University Press