Generic-rank conjecture for simultaneous Waring decompositions

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Let n,r,d1,,drn,r,d_{1},\ldots,d_{r} be the parameters defining a polynomial vector f=(f1,,fr)f=(f_{1},\ldots,f_{r}) of forms in n+1n+1 variables, where the iith component has degree did_i. The simultaneous Waring rank is the least number of common linear forms needed to express all components as sums of their respective powers. Write x\lceil x\rceil for the least integer greater than or equal to xx.

Generic simultaneous Waring rank conjecture. The complex simultaneous Waring rank of a general polynomial vector is

k=i=1r(n+didi)n+r.k=\left\lceil\frac{\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{r}\binom{n+d_i}{d_i}}{n+r}\right\rceil.

This is the expected dimension-count value and would extend the generic-rank principle known in the ordinary Waring setting. The simultaneous defectivity problem remains open in general, so the conjecture is open; the formula is proved under the paper's nondefectivity and perfect-case assumptions.

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Elena Angelini, “A counterexample to a conjecture on simultaneous Waring identifiability”, arXiv:2304.03186 (2023).

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