Nagata–Iarrobino conjecture for generic points in affine space

Let KK be a field and let p1,prAnp_1,p_r\in\mathbb{A}^{n} be generic points, meaning that their coordinates are algebraically independent over the prime field of KK. Let II be the ideal of these points, and let γ(I)\gamma(I) denote the Waldschmidt constant

γ(I)=limmα(Im)m.\gamma(I)=\lim_{m\to\infty}\frac{\alpha(I^{m})}{m}.

Nagata–Iarrobino conjecture. If II is the ideal of r0r\gg0 generic points of An\mathbb{A}^{n}, then

γ(I)=rn.\gamma(I)=\sqrt[n]{r}.

Nagata formulated this for n=2n=2, while Iarrobino proposed the higher-dimensional version. The problem is open for n>1n>1 and sufficiently large rr in the source.

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Susan Cooper and Brian Harbourne, “Regina Lectures on Fat Points”, arXiv:1310.3552 (2013).

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