Mathematics Problem Archive
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Nijenhuis operators: singular points and global properties
v1.3 research notesDescribe the structure of singularities of $\Phi=(\sigma_1,\dots,\sigma_n): M \to \mathbb{R}^n$ in terms of the singular points of the recursion opera...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Poisson geometry and action-angle variables
v1.3 research notesExtend the action-angle theorem in a neighbourhood of a Liouville torus at singular points of the Poisson structure....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Poisson geometry and action-angle variables
v1.3 research notesExtend the action-angle theorem in a neighbourhood of a Liouville torus at singular points of the Poisson structure for splittable integrable systems....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Poisson geometry and action-angle variables
v1.3 research notesDetermine obstructions to the global existence of action-angle coordinates on regular Poisson manifolds....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Poisson geometry and action-angle variables
v1.3 research notesWhich foliations with affine leaves can be described as the image of the moment map?...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Poisson geometry and action-angle variables
v1.3 research notesConsider a Poisson manifold $M$ of even dimension such that it is symplectic on a dense set $U\subset M$. Assume that $M$ is endowed with a toric acti...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Poisson geometry and action-angle variables
v1.3 research notes[S. V\ u Ng{\d o}c] Find natural examples of integrable systems in classical mechanics with non-trivial Duistermaat--Chern classes....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notesAssume that a classical integrable system $(p_1,\dots,p_n)$ is given on $M$. Does there exist a quantum integrable system $(P_1,\dots,P_n)$ such that ...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[S. V\ u Ng{\d o}c] Given a set of semiclassical operators that verify conditions [source label: item:self-adjoint ] and [source label: item:commute] ...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[S. V\ u Ng{\d o}c] Write Bohr-Sommerfeld rules for focus-focus singularities in Berezin-Toeplitz quantisation....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[S. V\ u Ng{\d o}c] Define (and detect) the quantum Chern class....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[S. V\ u Ng{\d o}c] Compute the Taylor series invariant of semitoric systems directly from the spectrum ``at'' the focus-focus critical value....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[S. V\ u Ng{\d o}c] Is the singular Bohr-Sommerfeld formal power series in $\hbar$ a spectral invariant?...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[\'{A}. Pelayo] What information about the principal symbols $f_1,\ldots, f_n$ of a quantum integrable system $T_{1,\hbar},\ldots, T_{n,\hbar}$ can be...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[\'{A}. Pelayo] Can one detect from the joint spectrum of a quantum integrable system $T_{1,\hbar},\ldots, T_{n,\hbar}$ that a singularity is degenera...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrability and Quantisation
v1.3 research notes[\'{A}. Pelayo] Can one make progress in counting the number of fixed points by studying the spectrum of the quantisation of $\mu \colon M \to S^1$?...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Quantum integrability for polynomial in momenta integrals
v1.3 research notesWhat are necessary and/or sufficient conditions on a metric $g$ such that every polynomial integral of its geodesic flow is quantisable?...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Quantum integrability for polynomial in momenta integrals
v1.3 research notesQuantise the Mischenko-Fomenko algebra $\mathcal F_a \subset \mathcal P(\goth g)$ for an arbitrary finite-dimensional Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ {\/\rm...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Integrable systems and geometric quantisation
v1.3 research notes[Miranda-Presas-Solha ] Modify this scheme to get finite dimensional representation spaces for focus-focus and hyperbolic singularities that still cap...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 1
v1.3 research notes[ Maxwell, seems bad, no tools] For any system of $N$ isolated fixed point charges in $\mathbb{R}^3$, the number of points of equilibrium (assumed fin...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 2
v1.3 research notes[folklore, very irritating] For any set of charges of the same sign in $\mathbb{R}^n$, the set of its points of equilibrium is finite....
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 3
v1.3 research notes[A. Gabrielov, D. Novikov, B. Sh., seems good, but no progress] Let $(x_1,y_1),(x_2,y_2),\dots, (x_N,y_N)$ be a collection of points in $\mathbb{R}^2$...
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 1
v1.3 research notes[B. Sh., looks bad, but very important] Does there exist an upper bound for the number of real roots valid for all non-trivial solutions of all equati...
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 2
v1.3 research notes[D. Khavinson, I. Itenberg, B. Sh., apparently bad] Find the maximal possible number $\#(2k, l)$ of isolated zeros for real non-negative polynomials o...
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 3
v1.3 research notes[G. Ottaviani, B. Sh., seems good] Find the maximal possible number $\widetilde\#(2k, l)$ of isolated zeros for real non-negative polynomials of degre...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 4
v1.3 research notes[G. Ottaviani, B. Sh., seems good] For any number of variables, $\widetilde\#(2k,l)=k^l$....
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 4
v1.3 research notes[S. Fisk, seems bad, see , p. 575] Given a pair of real polynomials $(p,q),$ give restrictions on the location of the roots of $p+iq$ in terms of the ...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 5
v1.3 research notes[P. Br\"anden, I. Krasikov, B. Sh., hopefully good, see ] A difference operator $T(p(x))=a_0p(x)+a_1p(x-1)+\cdots+a_kp(x-k)$ with constant coefficient...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 6
v1.3 research notesIf $p$ and $q$ are real-rooted polynomials of degree at most $d$ and of mesh $\geq 1$, then so is $p \bullet q$....
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...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 7
v1.3 research notes[J. Forsg\aa rd, V. Kostov, B. Sh, hopefully good, see ] For an arbitrary sign pattern $\sigma$, the only type of pairs $(pos,neg)$ which can be non-r...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 8
v1.3 research notes[J. Forsg\aa rd, B. Sh., seems good, see ] Let $f(z) = \sum_{k=0}^n a_k z^k$ be a polynomial with positive coefficients, and consider the related (wei...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 9
v1.3 research notes[J. Forsg\aa rd, B. Sh., seems good, see ] Let $f(z) = \sum_{k=0}^n a_k z^k$ be a polynomial with positive coefficients. Consider the differences \[ \...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 10
v1.3 research notes[J. Forsg\aa rd, B. Sh., seems good, see ]] Let $f(z) = \sum_{k=0}^n a_k z^k$ be a polynomial with positive coefficients. Consider the differences \[ ...
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 6
v1.3 research notes[V. Kostov, B. Sh., looks ugly, see ] What additional restrictions besides [source label: eq:1] exist on configurations $\mathcal A_{f}=\{x^{(i)}_{l}\...
Problems Around Polynomials — Problem 7
v1.3 research notes[looks ugly] What symbolic sequences can occur for strictly real-rooted polynomials of degree $n$?...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 11
v1.3 research notes[B. Sh., seems good] For any real polynomial $p(x)$ of degree $k$ with simple real zeros, $$ \#_{r}\left[(k-1)(p'(x))^2-kp(x)p''(x)\right] \le \#_{nr}...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 12
v1.3 research notes[B. Sh] For any real polynomial $p(x)$ of even degree, $$ \#_{r}\left[(k-1)(p'(x))^2-kp(x)p''(x)\right] + \#_{r}p(x)>0, $$...
Problems Around Polynomials — Conjecture 13
v1.3 research notes[B. Sh] For any degree $k$ polynomial $p(x)$ with real coefficients, $$ \#_{r}P_{i}(x) \le \min\{{\deg{P_i(x)},k}\}. $$...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.2
v1.3 research notesHow big can the set of Valiron deficiencies be for functions in the plane? It is known that $$ N(r,a)=T(r,f)+O\big(T(r,f)^{\frac{1}{2}+\varepsilon}\bi...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.3
v1.3 research notesIf $f(z)$ is meromorphic of finite order $\rho$ and $\sum\delta(a,f)=2$, it is conjectured that $\rho=n/2$, where $n$ is an integer and $n\geq 2$, and...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.4
v1.3 research notesLet $f(z)$ be an entire function of finite order $\rho$, and let $n_1(r,a)$ denote the number of simple zeros of the equation $f(z)=a$. If \[n_1(r,a)=...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.5
v1.3 research notesUnder what conditions can $\sum\delta(a,f)$ be nearly $2$ for an entire function of finite order $\rho$? Pfluger proved that if $\sum\delta(a,f)=2$, t...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.6
v1.3 research notesArakelyan has proved that, given $\rho>\frac{1}{2}$ and a countable set $E$, there exists an entire function $f(z)$ of order $\rho$, for which all the...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.7
v1.3 research notesIf $f(z)$ is an entire function of finite order $\rho$ which is not an integer, it is known that (see Pfluger and Hayman ), \[\sum \delta(a,f)\leq 2-K...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.8
v1.3 research notesFollowing the notation in Problem 1.7, if $f(z)$ is meromorphic in the plane of order $\rho$, it is conjectured by Pfluger , that for $a\neq b$ \[\lim...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.10
v1.3 research notesIf $f(z)$ is a meromorphic function of finite order with more than two deficient values, is it true that if $\sigma>1$, then \[\limsup_{r\to\infty}\fr...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.11
v1.3 research notesIf $f(z)$ is a meromorphic function of finite order with at least one finite deficient value, does the conclusion of Problem 1.10 hold?...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.12
v1.3 research notesEdrei, Fuchs and Hellerstein ask if $f(z)$ is an entire function of infinite order with real zeros, is $\delta(0,f)>0$? More generally, is $\delta(0,f...
Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 1.13
v1.3 research notesIf $f(z)$ is an entire function of finite order $\rho$ and lower order $\lambda$ with real zeros, find the best possible bound $B=B(\rho,\lambda)$ suc...