Generic powers of linear forms fail the weak Lefschetz property

Let S=K[x1,,xr]S={\mathbb K}[x_1,\ldots,x_r], let liS1l_i\in S_1 be generic linear forms, and set

I=l1t,,lntS.I=\langle l_1^t,\ldots,l_n^t\rangle\subseteq S.

Generic-powers WLP conjecture. If nr+15n\ge r+1\ge 5, then S/IS/I fails the weak Lefschetz property for all t0t\gg0.

This predicts asymptotic failure of the weak Lefschetz property for sufficiently many generic powers of linear forms in at least five variables. The paper presents it as a belief based on partial results and computational evidence; its general status is not resolved here.

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Brian Harbourne, Hal Schenck and Alexandra Seceleanu, “Inverse systems, Gelfand-Tsetlin patterns and the weak Lefschetz property”, arXiv:1008.2377 (2011).

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