Generic quadratic graph degree conjecture

Let mm and ss be nonnegative integers, and consider the rational map

γ:PmPm+s\gamma: \mathbb P^m \dashrightarrow \mathbb P^{m+s}

whose coordinates on PmV(z0)\mathbb P^m\setminus \operatorname{V}(z_0) are given by

yi={z02if i=0,\z0ziif i{1,,m},γi(z)if i{m+1,,m+s},y_i=\begin{cases}z_0^2&\text{if }i=0,\z_0z_i&\text{if }i\in\{1,\ldots,m\},\gamma_i(z)&\text{if }i\in\{m+1,\ldots,m+s\},\end{cases}

where the γi(z)\gamma_i(z) are general homogeneous quadratic polynomials for i=m+1,,m+si=m+1,\ldots,m+s. Generic quadratic graph degree conjecture. The graph of γ\gamma has degree

deg(graph(γ))={(ms+2)2s1if s<m,2m+11if sm.\deg(\operatorname{graph}(\gamma))=\begin{cases}(m-s+2)2^s-1&\text{if }s<m,\\2^{m+1}-1&\text{if }s\geq m.\end{cases}

This conjectural formula is motivated by computational evidence and is intended to provide a tractable degree calculation for the graphs arising in the coupled-cluster truncation problem. Its status is not resolved in the supplied source.

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Primary source

Fabian M. Faulstich, Vincenzo Galgano, Elke Neuhaus and Irem Portakal, “On the Coupled Cluster Doubles Truncation Variety of Four Electrons”, arXiv:2602.16580 (2026).

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