The unit-coefficient conjecture for the resultant complex

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Let Ai:={a∈Ns: deg⁡(a)=αi}{\mathcal A}_{i}:=\{a\in{\mathbb N}^s:\,\deg(a)=\alpha_i\}, let ℓ\ell be the index of the lattice spanned by ⋃iAi\bigcup_i{\mathcal A}_i in Zn\mathbb{Z}^n, and let c∈Qc\in\mathbb{Q} be the constant such that the determinant of the resultant complex is

c⋅resα0,…,αn(F0,…,Fn)ℓ.c\cdot {\rm res}_{\alpha_0,\dots,\alpha_n}(F_0,\dots,F_n)^\ell.

Unit-coefficient conjecture. The constant c=±1c=\pm1.

This asserts that the determinant formula for the resultant complex has no nontrivial rational factor, up to sign. The supplied text gives no resolution or further evidence for this assertion.

References

Primary source

Carlos D'Andrea and Amit Khetan, “Macaulay Style Formulas for the Toric Residue”, arXiv:math/0307154 (2003).

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