SD-degree conjecture for Chow threefolds and secant surfaces

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Let C⊂P3\mathcal{C}\subset\mathbb{P}^3 be a curve, and let the Chow threefold and secant surface associated with C\mathcal{C} have Grassmannian-distance degree GDdegree{\rm GDdegree} and square-data degree SDdegree{\rm SDdegree}. SD-degree conjecture. One has

SDdegree=2⋅GDdegree{\rm SDdegree}=2\cdot{\rm GDdegree}

for the Chow threefold, while

SDdegree=GDdegree{\rm SDdegree}={\rm GDdegree}

for the secant surface. These identities are based on the computations reported in the paper and are not proved in the supplied text.

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Hannah Friedman, Andrea Rosana and Bernd Sturmfels, “Distance Optimization in the Grassmannian of Lines”, arXiv:2601.22843 (2026).

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