Rimányi's nonnegativity conjecture for Thom-polynomial coefficients

Let kk be a positive integer, and let

Tpk(z1,,zk)\mathrm{Tp}_k(z_1,\ldots,z_k)

be the Thom generating function. For a multiindex i=(i1,,ik)Zk\mathbf{i}=(i_1,\ldots,i_k)\in{\mathbb Z}^k with i1++ik=0i_1+\cdots+i_k=0, let Tpi\mathrm{Tp}_{\mathbf{i}} denote the coefficient of z1i1zkikz_1^{i_1}\cdots z_k^{i_k} in its Laurent expansion in the domain z1zk|z_1|\ll\cdots\ll|z_k|.

Rimányi's conjecture. For every such multiindex, the coefficient is nonnegative:

Tpi0.\mathrm{Tp}_{\mathbf{i}}\geq 0.

The paper states that this was proved for k=1,2,3k=1,2,3, while the general case remains open in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Gergely Berczi, “Thom polynomials of Morin singularities and the Green-Griffiths-Lang conjecture”, arXiv:1011.4710 (2015).

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