Kaplansky–Lvov conjecture for multilinear polynomial images on matrix algebras

Let pp be a multilinear polynomial in mm variables over a field kk, and let Φp\Phi_p be the associated polynomial map on Mn(k)M_n(k). Write sln(k)\mathfrak{sl}_n(k) for the set of trace-zero matrices in Mn(k)M_n(k). Kaplansky–Lvov conjecture. The image satisfies

ImΦp{{0},{aI:ak},sln(k),Mn(k)}.\operatorname{Im}\Phi_p\in\bigl\{\{0\},\{aI:a\in k\},\mathfrak{sl}_n(k),M_n(k)\bigr\}.

The conjecture concerns the possible images of multilinear noncommutative polynomials on matrix algebras. The source says it was open for n2n\geq 2 at the time of writing, with the cases n=2n=2 and n=3n=3 having substantial partial results; it also notes that the conjecture was subsequently settled by Luo and Wang and independently by Gargate and de Mello.

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Saikat Panja and Sachchidanand Prasad, “The image of polynomials and Waring type problems on upper triangular matrix algebras”, arXiv:2206.08827 (2023).

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