Uniform stability conjecture for vanishing cycles

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Let XX be a smooth variety over an algebraically closed field kk of characteristic p≠2p\neq 2, let F∈D(X)\mathcal{F}\in D(X), and let (x,ξ)(x,\xi) be a smooth point of SSFSS\mathcal{F}. For an étale neighbourhood UU of xx, let f,g:U→A1f,g:U\to\mathbb{A}^1 be test functions at (x,ξ)(x,\xi), and let mx\mathfrak{m}_x be the maximal ideal at xx. The uniform stability conjecture. There exists a positive integer NN, depending on (x,ξ)(x,\xi), such that for every such U,f,gU,f,g satisfying f≡g(modmxN)f\equiv g\pmod{\mathfrak{m}_x^N}, there is an isomorphism

ϕf(F)x≅ϕg(F)x\phi_f(\mathcal{F})_x\cong\phi_g(\mathcal{F})_x

as objects in Dcb(Z/ℓn[Gη])D^b_c(\mathbb{Z}/\ell^n[G_{\eta}]). This conjecture asks for a uniform, representation-theoretic stability statement for vanishing cycles, strengthening the paper's comparison with Saito's result, which fixes a single test function and allows an isolated characteristic point. The conjecture remains open in the stated generality.

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Tong Zhou, “On the stability of vanishing cycles of étale sheaves in positive characteristic”, arXiv:2307.00416 (2026).

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