Explicit-generator conjecture for squared Schubert varieties

For 1i<jn1\leq i<j\leq n, let Sij\mathcal{S}_{ij} be the Schubert variety in Gr(2,n){\rm Gr}(2,n), let Sij2\mathcal{S}_{ij}^2 be its square image, let PP be the associated symmetric matrix, and let PrsP_{rs} denote the 2×n2\times n submatrix of PP given by rows rr and ss. Explicit-generator conjecture. The prime ideal of Sij2\mathcal{S}_{ij}^2 is generated by the entries of

2P2trace(P)P,2P^2-\operatorname{trace}(P)\cdot P,

the 3×33\times3 minors of PP, and the 2×22\times2 minors of the submatrices PrsP_{rs} where r<ir<i or s<js<j. This is the precise proposed generating set; its general validity remains unproved 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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