The Makar-Limanov invariant stability conjecture for polynomial extensions

Let AA be a commutative domain over a field of characteristic zero, and let x1,,xnx_1,\dots,x_n be indeterminates. The Makar-Limanov invariant of a k\Bbbk-algebra AA is

ML(A)=DLND(A)ker(D),\operatorname{ML}(A)=\bigcap_{D\in\operatorname{LND}(A)}\ker(D),

where LND(A)\operatorname{LND}(A) denotes the set of locally nilpotent derivations of AA.

Makar-Limanov invariant stability conjecture.

ML(A[x1,,xn])=ML(A).\operatorname{ML}(A[x_1,\dots,x_n])=\operatorname{ML}(A).

The inclusion ML(A[x1,,xn])ML(A)\operatorname{ML}(A[x_1,\dots,x_n])\subseteq\operatorname{ML}(A) is immediate, while the reverse inclusion is subtle and is closely connected to the cancellation problem. The supplied text gives no evidence resolving this assertion.

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Primary source

César F. Venegas R. and Helbert J. Venegas R, “Cancellation problem via locally nilpotent derivations”, arXiv:2512.15590 (2026).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2020–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2205.02513, arXiv:2009.11457.

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