The Newton-polygon divisibility criterion for the two-dimensional Jacobian conjecture

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Let R=C[x,y]\mathcal{R}=\mathbb{C}[x,y], and let N(F)N(F) denote the Newton polygon of FF. Let a,b∈Z>0a,b\in\mathbb{Z}_{>0} be relatively prime with 2≤a<b2\leq a<b. Suppose that F,G∈RF,G\in\mathcal{R} satisfy [F,G]∈C[F,G]\in\mathbb{C}, that

{(0,0),(0,1),(1,0)}⊂N(F),\{(0,0),(0,1),(1,0)\}\subset N(F),

and that N(F)N(F) is similar to N(G)N(G) with the origin as center of similarity and ratio deg⁡(F):deg⁡(G)=a:b\deg(F):\deg(G)=a:b.

The Newton-polygon criterion. Then [F,G]=0[F,G]=0.

The source states this as an equivalent reformulation of a divisibility criterion for the Jacobian conjecture, using the similarity of augmented Newton polygons for Jacobian pairs. It is presented as an open conjectural route to the Jacobian conjecture.

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Primary source

Jacob Glidewell, William E. Hurst, Kyungyong Lee and Li Li, “On the two-dimensional Jacobian conjecture: Magnus' formula revisited, II”, arXiv:2205.12792 (2022).

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