Nakai's conjecture for finitely generated algebras

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Let kk be a field of characteristic 00, and let AA be a finitely generated kk-algebra. For each q0q\geq 0, let Derkq(A)Der_k^q(A) denote the set of qq-th order derivations of AA over kk.

Nakai's conjecture. If Derkn(A)Der_k^n(A) is generated by Derk1(A)Der_k^1(A) for every n2n\geq 2, then AA is regular.

The conjecture asks whether differential operators generated by derivations can detect singularities. It is known in several special cases, including irreducible curves, monomial ideals, and certain hypersurfaces, while the general case remains open; the supplied parser gives no resolution status.

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Stephen S. -T. Yau, Qiwei Zhu and Huaiqing Zuo, “Nakai conjectures for isolated homogeneous hypersurface singularities”, arXiv:2604.24508 (2026).

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