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Main Authors: Bonanzinga, Vittoria, Eliahou, Shalom
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.09497
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author Bonanzinga, Vittoria
Eliahou, Shalom
author_facet Bonanzinga, Vittoria
Eliahou, Shalom
contents Let $R_n=K[x_1,\dots,x_n]$ be the $n$-variable polynomial ring over a field $K$. Let $S_n$ denote the set of monomials in $R_n$. A monomial $u \in S_n$ is a \textit{Gotzmann monomial} if the Borel-stable monomial ideal $\langle u \rangle$ it generates in $R_n$ is a Gotzmann ideal. A longstanding open problem is to determine all Gotzmann monomials in $R_n$. Given $u_0 \in S_{n-1}$, its \textit{Gotzmann threshold} is the unique nonnegative integer $t_0=τ_n(u_0)$ such that $u_0x_n^t$ is a Gotzmann monomial in $R_n$ if and only if $t \ge t_0$. Currently, the function $τ_n$ is exactly known for $n \le 4$ only. We present here an efficient procedure to determine $τ_n(u_0)$ for all $n$ and all $u_0 \in S_{n-1}$. As an application, in the critical case $u_0=x_2^d$, we determine $τ_5(x_2^d)$ for all $d$ and we conjecture that for $n \ge 6$, $τ_n(x_2^d)$ is a polynomial in $d$ of degree $2^{n-2}$ and dominant term equal to that of the $(n-2)$-iterated binomial coefficient $$ \binom {\binom {\binom d2}2}{\stackrel{\cdots}2}. $$
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spellingShingle On the Gotzmann threshold of monomials
Bonanzinga, Vittoria
Eliahou, Shalom
Commutative Algebra
Combinatorics
13F20, 13D40, 05E40
Let $R_n=K[x_1,\dots,x_n]$ be the $n$-variable polynomial ring over a field $K$. Let $S_n$ denote the set of monomials in $R_n$. A monomial $u \in S_n$ is a \textit{Gotzmann monomial} if the Borel-stable monomial ideal $\langle u \rangle$ it generates in $R_n$ is a Gotzmann ideal. A longstanding open problem is to determine all Gotzmann monomials in $R_n$. Given $u_0 \in S_{n-1}$, its \textit{Gotzmann threshold} is the unique nonnegative integer $t_0=τ_n(u_0)$ such that $u_0x_n^t$ is a Gotzmann monomial in $R_n$ if and only if $t \ge t_0$. Currently, the function $τ_n$ is exactly known for $n \le 4$ only. We present here an efficient procedure to determine $τ_n(u_0)$ for all $n$ and all $u_0 \in S_{n-1}$. As an application, in the critical case $u_0=x_2^d$, we determine $τ_5(x_2^d)$ for all $d$ and we conjecture that for $n \ge 6$, $τ_n(x_2^d)$ is a polynomial in $d$ of degree $2^{n-2}$ and dominant term equal to that of the $(n-2)$-iterated binomial coefficient $$ \binom {\binom {\binom d2}2}{\stackrel{\cdots}2}. $$
title On the Gotzmann threshold of monomials
topic Commutative Algebra
Combinatorics
13F20, 13D40, 05E40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.09497