The Grassmannian Coulomb-branch relations conjecture

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Let Gr⁡(k,n)\operatorname{Gr}(k,n) be the Grassmannian, let S\mathcal{S} be its tautological bundle, and let XaX_a be variables interpreted as the exponentials of the Chern roots of S\mathcal{S}. Let QKTℓ(Gr⁡(k,n))QK_T^\ell(\operatorname{Gr}(k,n)) be twisted quantum KK-theory, with twisting determined by det⁡−ℓ(S)\det^{-\ell}(\mathcal{S}). Assume

−k<ℓ≤n−k+1.-k<\ell\leq n-k+1.

Grassmannian relations conjecture. Symmetric combinations of the equations

(−1)k−1Xaℓq∏bXaXb=∏i(1−XaΛi)(-1)^{k-1}X_a^\ell q\prod_b\frac{X_a}{X_b}=\prod_i\left(1-\frac{X_a}{\Lambda_i}\right)

generate the ideal of relations in QKTℓ(Gr⁡(k,n))QK_T^\ell(\operatorname{Gr}(k,n)).

This extends the analogous result in ordinary quantum KK-theory to the specified range of twisted levels. The source derives the equations from difference operators, but the asserted generation of the twisted ring's relation ideal remains conjectural.

References

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I. Huq-Kuruvilla, L. Mihalcea, E. Sharpe and H. Zhang, “Quantum K-theory levels in physics and math”, arXiv:2507.00116 (2025).

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