The generators conjecture for primitive local cohomology

Let Mn,kprimM_{n,k}^{\mathrm{prim}} be the primitive quotient of the local-cohomology module, and let Δx=i<jn(xixj)\Delta_x=\prod_{i<j\leq n}(x_i-x_j). Define

ψs(pt)=i=1nxis,ψs(1)=si=1nxis1yi.\psi_s(\mathrm{pt})=\sum_{i=1}^nx_i^s,\qquad \psi_s(1)=s\sum_{i=1}^nx_i^{s-1}y_i.

Generators conjecture. The space Mn,kprimM_{n,k}^{\mathrm{prim}} is spanned by products of 1/Δxk11/\Delta_x^{k-1} and polynomials of the forms ψs(pt)\psi_s(\mathrm{pt}) and ψs(1)\psi_s(1). The claim would provide a presentation and ring structure for the primitive local-cohomology space; the supplied text gives no resolution status.

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Anton Mellit, “Cohomology rings of character varieties”, arXiv:2507.12454 (2025).

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