The mu-class closure conjecture for rational parametrizations

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Let K{\mathbb K} be an algebraically closed field. For a positive integer nn, let Pn{\mathcal P}_n be the set of triples (a,b,c)∈K[t]n3(a,b,c)\in {\mathbb K}[t]_n^3 with gcd⁡(a,b,c)=1\gcd(a,b,c)=1 and deg⁡(a,b,c)=n\deg(a,b,c)=n, and let μ(a,b,c)\mu(a,b,c) be the least degree of a nonzero syzygy of (a,b,c)(a,b,c). Define

Pnμ:={(a,b,c)∈Pn:μ(a,b,c)=μ}.{\mathcal P}^\mu_n:=\{(a,b,c)\in{\mathcal P}_n:\mu(a,b,c)=\mu\}.

Mu-class closure conjecture. For every μ≤⌊n/2⌋\mu\leq\lfloor n/2\rfloor,

Pnμ‾=Pn0∪⋯∪Pnμ.\overline{{\mathcal P}^\mu_n}={\mathcal P}^0_n\cup\dots\cup{\mathcal P}^\mu_n.

Equivalently, if μ<⌊n/2⌋\mu<\lfloor n/2\rfloor, every parametrization of class μ\mu is a limit of parametrizations of class μ+1\mu+1. The result describes the closure relations among strata of rational parametrizations by syzygy class; the maximal-class closure was already known, while the asserted relations for lower classes were conjectural in the cited work.

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Primary source

Carlos D'Andrea, “On the structure of mu-classes”, arXiv:math/0204177 (2002).

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