The multivariate topological monodromy conjecture

Let F=(f1,,fk)F=(f_1,\dots,f_k) be a kk-tuple of nonconstant polynomials in C[x1,,xn]\mathbb{C}[x_1,\ldots,x_n]. Let Ztop(F;s)Z_{\operatorname{top}}(F;\mathbf{s}) be its multivariate topological zeta function, let P(Ztop(F;s))\mathcal{P}(Z_{\operatorname{top}}(F;\mathbf{s})) be the support of its polar divisor, and let SF(C)k\mathcal{S}_F\subset(\mathbb{C}^*)^k be the monodromy support, consisting of the parameters α\alpha for which some local complement has nonzero cohomology with coefficients in the associated rank-one local system. Define

Exp:Ck(C)k,Exp(β1,,βk)=(e2πiβ1,,e2πiβk).\operatorname{Exp}:\mathbb{C}^k\to(\mathbb{C}^*)^k,\qquad \operatorname{Exp}(\beta_1,\dots,\beta_k)=(e^{2\pi i\beta_1},\dots,e^{2\pi i\beta_k}).

The multivariate monodromy conjecture. If FF is such a tuple, then

Exp(P(Ztop(F;s)))SF.\operatorname{Exp}\left(\mathcal{P}\left(Z_{\operatorname{top}}(F;\mathbf{s})\right)\right)\subset\mathcal{S}_F.

This extends the one-polynomial monodromy conjecture from individual poles and eigenvalues to polar hyperplanes and the monodromy support of a tuple; the source presents it as a conjectural multivariate generalization.

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Willem Veys, “Introduction to the monodromy conjecture”, arXiv:2403.03343 (2024).

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