Hussain–Ma–Yau–Zuo's non-existence conjecture for negative derivations

Let fC[x1,,xs]f\in\mathbb{C}[x_1,\ldots,x_s] be a weighted homogeneous polynomial defining a hypersurface with isolated singularity. Write Jn(f)\mathcal{J}_n(f) for the ideal generated by the maximal minors of the order-nn higher Jacobian matrix of ff, and let w=(w1,,ws)N1sw=(w_1,\ldots,w_s)\in\mathbb{N}_{\geq1}^s be the weight vector. Assume

degw(f)2w12w22ws>0.\deg_w(f)\geq 2w_1\geq2w_2\geq\cdots\geq2w_s>0.

Hussain–Ma–Yau–Zuo's conjecture. The graded algebra

C[x1,,xs]/f,Jn(f)\mathbb{C}[x_1,\ldots,x_s]/\langle f,\mathcal{J}_n(f)\rangle

has no negative weighted derivations for n2n\geq2. The conjecture concerns the higher Nash blowup local algebra and is inspired by Halperin's question on negative derivations of local Artinian graded algebras. The source paper proves this assertion, while earlier work established cases including s=n=2s=n=2 and s=2s=2 with n2n\geq2.

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Primary source

Wágner Badilla-Céspedes, Abel Castorena, Daniel Duarte and Luis Núñez-Betancourt, “Non-existence of negative derivations on the higher Nash blowup local algebra”, arXiv:2508.14353 (2025).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2023–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2312.04677.

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