Mathematics Problem Archive
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Algebraic Stories — Maximal $k$-rank
v1.3 research notesFor any positive integers $k,d$, the maximal $k$-rank $\operatorname{rk}^{\max}_k(kd,2)$ of binary forms equals $k$. Additionally, in the above notati...
Algebraic Stories — The $k$-rank of monomials
v1.3 research notesGiven $k \geq 3$ and a monomial $m$ of degree $kd$, determine the monomial $k$-rank $\operatorname{rk}_k(m)$....
Algebraic Stories — The $k$-rank of monomials
v1.3 research notesGiven $k \geq 3$ and a monomial $x^a y^b$ of degree $a+b=kd$, it is known that $\operatorname{rk}_k(x^{a}y^{b}) \leq \max(s,t)+1$, where $s$ and $t$ a...
Algebraic Stories — Degree of the Waring map
v1.3 research notesCalculate the degree of $\widetilde{W}_{k,d}$ for perfect pairs $(k,d)$....
Algebraic Stories — Ideals of generic forms
v1.3 research notes[Fr\"oberg's Conjecture, 1985] Let $f_1, \dots, f_r$ be generic forms of degrees $d_1, \dots, d_r$, respectively. Then the Hilbert series of the quoti...
Algebraic Stories — Hilbert series of generic power ideals.
v1.3 research notes[Fr\"oberg-Iarrobino Conjecture] Given generic linear forms $\ell_1, \ldots, \ell_r$ and a positive integer $d$, let $I$ be the power ideal generated ...
Algebraic Stories — Hilbert series of other classes of ideals
v1.3 research notes[] For generic forms $g_1,\ldots,g_r$ of degree $d>1$, the ideal $(g_1^k,\ldots,g_r^k)$ has the same Hilbert series as the one generated by $r$ generi...
Algebraic Stories — Lefschetz properties of graded algebras
v1.3 research notesWhen are the WLP and the SLP true for $T_{n,d,k}$?...
Algebraic Stories — Lefschetz properties of graded algebras
v1.3 research notesFor $R= S/(f_1,\ldots,f_r)$, where $f_1,\ldots,f_r$ are generic forms, does $R$ satisfy the $\mu$-Lefschetz property for all partitions $\mu$?...
Algebraic Stories — Hilbert series of numerical semigroup rings
v1.3 research notes$\mathcal{S}$ is cyclotomic if and only if $k[\mathcal{S}]$ is a complete intersection....
Algebraic Stories — Non-negative forms
v1.3 research notesAre $B_{n,m}$ and $B'_{n,m}$ finite for any pair $(n,m)$ with even $n$?...
Algebraic Stories — Polynomial generation
v1.3 research notesFor $n=1$ and given $p$, what are the (lengths of the) possible periods of $\phi$?...
Algebraic Stories — Polynomial generation
v1.3 research notesFor $n = 1$ and given $p$, find the minimal positive integer $i$ such that $\psi^i$ is the identity map on the space of polynomials of degree at most ...
Algebraic Stories — Exterior algebras
v1.3 research notesLet $f$ be a form of odd degree $d$ in $E$. Is it true that $({\rm Ann}(f))_i = (f)_i$, for $i < (n-d)/2$?...
Algebraic Stories — Exterior algebras
v1.3 research notesLet $f$ and $g$ be generic quadratic forms in $E$ and let $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ be two generic linear forms in $S$. Then the Hilbert series of $E/(f,g...
Williamson matrix existence problem
v1.3 research notesDetermine for which orders Williamson matrices exist; such matrices give a construction of Hadamard matrices....
Hadamard's maximal determinant problem
v1.3 research notesFor each order $n$, determine the largest possible absolute determinant of an $n\times n$ matrix whose entries are all $1$ or $-1$....
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 5
v1.3 research notes[seems bad, but might be ugly] For a given sign pattern $\sigma,$ which admissible pairs $(pos,neg)$ are realizable by polynomials whose signs of coef...
Around Kouchnirenko's conjecture I
v1.3 research notesFind a reasonable, or sharp, upper bound in terms of $m_1,m_2$ for the maximum number of simple positive-coordinate solutions of a real polynomial sys...
Around Kouchnirenko's conjecture II
v1.3 research notesIs $(2m_1-1)(2m_2-1)$ the maximum number of simple solutions of a real polynomial system $f_1(x,y)=f_2(x,y)=0$, where $m_i$ is the number of monomials...
Global Gan–Gross–Prasad conjecture
v1.3 research notesIn the global Gan–Gross–Prasad setting, is nonvanishing of the relevant $H$-period on an irreducible cuspidal automorphic representation equivalent to...