Matúš's rational distribution conjecture for conditional independence models

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Let C{\mathcal C} be a discrete conditional independence model, and let JCJ_{\mathcal C} denote its conditional independence ideal. A distribution is a point in the zero set of JCJ_{\mathcal C} when it satisfies all polynomial constraints in that ideal.

Matúš's conjecture. There exists a distribution pp in the zero set of JCJ_{\mathcal C} such that all joint probabilities of pp are rational.

This conjecture asks whether every discrete conditional independence model has a rational point in its associated algebraic variety. The source attributes it to Matúš; its resolution is not established by the supplied text.

References

Primary source

Fatemeh Mohammadi, “Tensors in statistics and rigidity theory”, arXiv:2212.14752 (2023).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2021–2022). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2103.16550.

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