The Orlik–Terao conjecture for graphical configuration spaces

Let Γ\Gamma be a directed graph, let X(SU(2),Γ)X(SU(2),\Gamma) be its graphical configuration space, and let OT(Γ)\overline{\operatorname{OT}}(\Gamma) be the reduced Orlik–Terao algebra associated with its graphical vector arrangement. Let Aut(Γ)\operatorname{Aut}(\Gamma) be the automorphism group of the underlying undirected graph, acting on both the cohomology and the reduced Orlik–Terao algebra. Orlik–Terao conjecture. For any graph Γ\Gamma, there exists a degree-halving isomorphism of graded Aut(Γ)\operatorname{Aut}(\Gamma)-representations

H(X(SU(2),Γ);Q)OT(Γ).H^*(X(SU(2),\Gamma);\mathbb{Q})\cong\overline{\operatorname{OT}}(\Gamma).

This conjecture predicts that the cohomology representation of the graphical configuration space is encoded by the reduced Orlik–Terao algebra. The supplied source gives no evidence of a resolution, so the conjecture remains open.

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Colin Crowley, Galen Dorpalen-Barry, André Henriques and Nicholas Proudfoot, “The geometry of zonotopal algebras I: cohomology of graphical configuration spaces”, arXiv:2502.12768 (2025).

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