Generating-function conjecture for Thom polynomials of nilpotent algebras

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Let QQ be a [?][?]-dimensional, commutative, nilpotent algebra with deg⁡(tp⁡Q(l))=μ⋅l+γ\deg(\operatorname{tp}_Q(l))=\mu\cdot l+\gamma. Write

Dj=∑i=0∞cizji,dis⁡μ=∏i=1μ∏j=i+1μ(zi−zj),D_j=\sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\frac{c_i}{z_j^i},\qquad \operatorname{dis}_\mu=\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\prod_{j=i+1}^{\mu}(z_i-z_j),

and let RES⁡\operatorname{RES} denote the iterated residue in the variables z1,…,zμz_1,\ldots,z_\mu. Generating-function conjecture. (a) There exists a rational function kQk_Q in z1,…,zμz_1,\ldots,z_\mu, of degree γ−(μ+12)\gamma-\binom{\mu+1}{2}, such that

tp⁡Q(l)=RES⁡(kQ⋅dis⁡μ⋅∏i=1μzilDi).\operatorname{tp}_Q(l)=\operatorname{RES}\left(k_Q\cdot\operatorname{dis}_\mu\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}z_i^lD_i\right).

(b) The generating function has the form

kQ(z1,…,zμ)=h(z1,…,zμ)∏a∈A(zia+zja−zsa),k_Q(z_1,\ldots,z_\mu)=\frac{h(z_1,\ldots,z_\mu)}{\prod_{a\in A}(z_{i_a}+z_{j_a}-z_{s_a})},

where hh is a polynomial and {ia,ja,sa}a∈A\{i_a,j_a,s_a\}_{a\in A} is a repetition-free list of indices satisfying ia≤ja<sai_a\leq j_a<s_a for every a∈Aa\in A. This extends the generating-function theorem of Berczi and Szenes for Morin singularities; the source reports that the conjecture was expected to be proved in work in progress by M. Kazarian.

References

Primary source

L. M. Fehér and R. Rimányi, “Thom series of contact singularities”, arXiv:0809.2925 (2010).

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