The local monodromy conjecture for topological zeta functions

Let f:(Cn+1,0)(C,0)f:({\mathbb C}^{n+1},0)\to({\mathbb C},0) be a germ of an analytic function, and let Ztop,0(f,s)Q(s)Z_{top,0}(f,s)\in{\mathbb Q}(s) be its local topological zeta function. A pole s0s_0 of this function is a candidate value associated with the local singularity. The local monodromy conjecture. If s0s_0 is a pole of Ztop,0(f,s)Z_{top,0}(f,s), then

exp(2iπs0)\exp(2i\pi s_0)

is an eigenvalue of the local monodromy at some complex point of f1(0)f^{-1}(0). This connects poles of the topological zeta function with monodromy eigenvalues; the source presents it as a conjecture and does not state a resolution.

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E. Artal Bartolo, I. Luengo and A. Melle-Hernandez, “Superisolated Surface Singularities”, arXiv:math/0509283 (2005).

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