Existence conjecture for plane curves with prescribed graded Betti partition

Let C:f=0C:f=0 be a reduced plane curve that is not free, with t(C)=j=1m2ϵj1t(C)=\sum_{j=1}^{m-2}\epsilon_j\geq 1, and let πC\pi_C be the ordered partition of t(C)t(C) whose parts are the positive integers ϵj\epsilon_j. A curve has class tTπtT_{\pi} when t(C)=tt(C)=t and πC=π\pi_C=\pi. Existence conjecture. For each t1t\geq 1 and each ordered partition π\pi of tt, the set of plane curves of class tTπtT_{\pi} is not empty. This conjecture predicts that every ordered partition arising from the graded Betti numbers of a non-free reduced plane curve is realized by at least one plane curve; the supplied text gives no resolution or partial evidence.

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Alexandru Dimca and Gabriel Sticlaru, “Graded Betti numbers of the Jacobian algebra and total Tjurina numbers of plane curves”, arXiv:2601.08583 (2026).

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