A spherical initial ideal for Pfaffians

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We determine a term order on the monomials in the variables $\varx{i}{j}$, $1 \leq i < j \leq n$, such that corresponding initial ideal of the ideal of Pfaffians of degree $r$ of a generic $n$ by $n$ skew-symmetric matrix is the Stanley-Reisner ideal of a join of a simplicial sphere and a simplex. Moreover, we demonstrate that the Pfaffians of the $2r$ by $2r$ skew-symmetric submatrices form a Gröbner basis for the given term order. The same methods and similar term orders as for the Pfaffians also yield squarefree initial ideals for certain determinantal ideals. Yet, in contrast to the case of Pfaffians, the corresponding simplicial complexes are balls that do not decompose into a join as above.
Clarification of relation to math.CO/0510676 added

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Combinatorics, Commutative Algebra, 05E99, 13P10

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/107543

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https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0601335
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