Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2019
Let $G/H$ be a homogeneous variety and let
$X$ be a
$G$-equivariant embedding of
$G/H$ such that the number of
$G$-orbits in
$X$ is finite. We show that the equivariant Borel–Moore homology of
$X$ has a filtration with associated graded module the direct sum of the equivariant Borel–Moore homologies of the
$G$-orbits. If
$T$ is a maximal torus of
$G$ such that each
$G$-orbit has a
$T$-fixed point, then the equivariant filtration descends to give a filtration on the ordinary Borel–Moore homology of
$X$. We apply our findings to certain wonderful compactifications as well as to double flag varieties.