Conjecture on vanishing numerator values for trace algebras

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Let Cn,2C_{n,2} and Tn,2T_{n,2} be the trace algebras with numerator polynomials N(Cn,2;s,t)N(C_{n,2};s,t) and N(Tn,2;s,t)N(T_{n,2};s,t) in their bigraded Poincaré series.

Vanishing-numerator conjecture. For n≥5n\ge5,

N(Cn,2;1,1)=N(Tn,2;1,1)=0.N(C_{n,2};1,1)=N(T_{n,2};1,1)=0.

The paper states that this conjecture is true for n≤6n\le6 and notes that it would imply that Cn,2C_{n,2} has no bigraded system of parameters for n≥5n\ge5. Its validity for general nn remains open in the supplied source.

References

Primary source

Dragomir Z. Djokovic, “Poincare series of some pure and mixed trace algebras of two generic matrices”, arXiv:math/0609262 (2006).

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