Desingularization of binomial varieties using toric Artin stacks

Abstract: We show how the notion of fantastacks can be used to effectively desingularize binomial varieties defined over algebraically closed fields. In contrast to a desingularization via blow-ups in smooth centers, we drastically reduce the number of steps and the number of charts appearing along the process. Furthermore, we discuss how our considerations extend to a partial simultaneous normal crossings desingularization of finitely many binomial hypersurfaces.