Sum's conjecture on the recursive construction of minimal generators for polynomial algebras

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Let PtP_t be the polynomial algebra on generators x1,…,xtx_1,\dots,x_t over Z2\mathbb Z_2, let A2\mathcal A_2 act by Steenrod squares, and let mathscrCn⊗tmathscr C^{\otimes t}_n denote the set of A2\mathcal A_2-minimal monomial generators in degree nn. For (l,mathscrL)in\roidismNt(l,mathscr L)in\roidism \mathcal N_t, write r=ell(mathscrL)r=ell(mathscr L), and let ψ(l,mathscrL)\psi_{(l,mathscr L)} and Φ∗~\widetilde{\Phi_*} be the maps defined above. If

1er=ell(mathscrL)≤t−1,1 e r=ell(mathscr L)\leq t-1,

x=∏1≤jleqt−1xjajinmathscrCn⊗(t−1)x=\prod_{1\leq jleq t-1}x_j^{a_j}in mathscr C^{\otimes(t-1)}_n, and there exists uu with 1≤uleqr1\leq uleq r satisfying the condition in equation, then

Sum's conjecture.

ψ(l,mathscrL)(x)inmathscrCn⊗t.\psi_{(l,mathscr L)}(x)in mathscr C^{\otimes t}_n.

Moreover, if ω\omega is a weight vector of degree nn, then

Φ∗~((mathscrCn⊗(t−1))ωbigr)⊆(mathscrCn⊗t)ω.\widetilde{\Phi_*}\bigl((mathscr C^{\otimes(t-1)}_n)^{\omega}bigr)\subseteq(mathscr C^{\otimes t}_n)^{\omega}.

The conjecture proposes that the maps ψ(l,mathscrL)\psi_{(l,mathscr L)} preserve the recursively defined minimal generating sets, including their weight-vector components, and is intended to support the determination of minimal A2\mathcal A_2-generators for PtP_t in positive degrees. The supplied text gives no resolution, so the conjecture is recorded as open.

References

Primary source

Dang Vo Phuc, “On the dimension of the "cohits" space Z_2_A_2 H^*((RP())^t, Z_2) and some applications”, arXiv:2203.03703 (2021).

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