Cohen–Lenstra convergence criterion for general support patterns

Let pp be a prime, let [?][?] be a sequence of support patterns, and let Xn[?]X_n[?] be the Haar-random matrix over [?][?] supported on [?][?]. Write [?][?] for the reduction of XnX_n modulo pp, and let [?][?] denote the Cohen–Lenstra distribution's mass at the trivial group. Then

General support-pattern conjecture.

cok(Xn)CLlimnP(det(Xn)0)=cl(0).\mathrm{cok}(X_n) \rightrightarrows \mathrm{CL} \quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad \lim_{n\to\infty}\mathbb{P}(\mathrm{det}(\overline{X_n})\ne 0)=\mathrm{cl}(0).

The preceding theorems establish this equivalence for several stair-shaped support families, including band matrices and matrices with two symmetric stair-shaped zero regions. The conjecture extends that criterion to arbitrary support patterns, while the source notes that analogous rank-rr criteria fail for r1r\geq1.

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Hyungmin Jang, Nathan Kaplan, Jungin Lee and Myungjun Yu, “A mod p determinant criterion for Cohen–Lenstra convergence of random p-adic matrices with prescribed zero patterns”, arXiv:2606.06993 (2026).

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