Number-theoretic conjecture for toric polynomial generators in the remaining even dimensions

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Suppose nn is even and n+1n+1 is not a prime power. Let Rn(ε)R_n(\varepsilon) denote the integer-valued expression used in the source for the relevant toric blow-up construction, with ε∈{2,…,n−1}\varepsilon\in\{2,\ldots,n-1\}.

Number-theoretic conjecture. There exists an integer

ε∈{2,…,n−1}\varepsilon\in\{2,\ldots,n-1\}

such that

gcd⁡(Rn(ε),n+1)=1.\gcd(R_n(\varepsilon),n+1)=1.

This condition is proposed to guarantee that a sequence of blow-ups at torus-fixed points yields a smooth projective toric variety representing a polynomial generator of complex cobordism in the remaining even dimensions. The source describes the conjecture as unresolved and gives overwhelming numerical evidence for it.

References

Primary source

Andrew Wilfong, “Toric Polynomial Generators of Complex Cobordism”, arXiv:1308.2010 (2014).

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