Higher rational and Du Bois singularities via motivic oscillation

Let ee be a positive integer, and let ZZ be a locally complete intersection variety of pure dimension over a number field KK. Define

κ(Z)=dim(Z)+minPZ(K)moiK(P),Paloc(Z).\kappa(Z)=\dim(Z)+\min_{P\in Z(\overline K)}\operatorname{moi}^{\mathrm{aloc}}_{K(P),P}(Z).

Here moiK(P),Paloc(Z)\operatorname{moi}^{\mathrm{aloc}}_{K(P),P}(Z) is the local motivic oscillation index. Higher singularities conjecture. The variety ZZ has ee-rational singularities if and only if κ(Z)>e\kappa(Z)>e, and, respectively, has ee-Du Bois singularities if and only if κ(Z)e\kappa(Z)\geq e.

This conjecture seeks a characterization of higher rational and higher Du Bois singularities through local motivic oscillation indices. The source explains that the cases e=0e=0 are known, while the general positive-ee statement remains conjectural.

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Primary source

Kien Huu Nguyen, “Exponential sums and motivic oscillation index of arbitrary ideals and their applications”, arXiv:2305.19732 (2025).

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