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

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,,n1}\varepsilon\in\{2,\ldots,n-1\}.

Number-theoretic conjecture. There exists an integer

ε{2,,n1}\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.

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Primary source

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

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