Matúš's rational distribution conjecture for conditional independence models
Let be a discrete conditional independence model, and let denote its conditional independence ideal. A distribution is a point in the zero set of when it satisfies all polynomial constraints in that ideal.
Matúš's conjecture. There exists a distribution in the zero set of such that all joint probabilities of 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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