2 papers
math.CO2025
Chain characteristic polynomials of matroids
Gary Lazzaro, Max Wakefield, Jason Weiss
In this note we introduce a family of polynomials on a matroid derived from chain Tutte polynomials which generalize the classic and ubiquitous characteristic polynomial. We show t…
math.OC2022
The Service Academy Brigade Reassignment Problem
Gary Lazzaro, Jay Foraker, Rob Curry
After the COVID pandemic, student leadership development within the brigade of midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) was severely degraded due to reduced student int…