Skip to main content

All Questions

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
4 votes
0 answers
81 views

Classification of nilpotent orbits over local fields (for type ABCD via partitions )

Let $\mathfrak g$ be a simple Lie algebra over a char $0$ local field $F$ (e.g. $F=\mathbb R$ or $F=\mathbb Q_p$) with its adjoint group $G$. Let $\mathcal N \subseteq \mathfrak g$ be its nilpotent ...
0 votes
0 answers
54 views

Functional equations with coupled arguments and additive sructure

Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and let $f: G \to \mathbb{R}^+$ be a continuous function satisfying the functional equation $$f(x + \phi(y)) + f(y + \phi(x)) = 1 + f(x+y)$$ for all $x, y \...
2 votes
1 answer
216 views

When does $x^2y^2 - x^2 - y^2 + t$ represent a square for $t\in\mathbb{F}_p$ and $x,y\in S\subset\mathbb{F}_p$?

Let $f_t(x,y) : x^2y^2 - x^2 - y^2 + t$. For $t\in\mathbb{F}_p$, let $n_t(p)$ be the least integer such that for any subset $S\subset\mathbb{F}_p$ with $|S| \ge n_t(p)$, there exist $x,y\in S$ such ...
0 votes
1 answer
91 views

Construct next polynomial from predecessor and resulting GCD

I have a sequence of polynomials built from an interpolation derived in a combinatorial problem. For each integer value of a parameter $n$ there is a different polynomial. After trying to find a way ...
1 vote
0 answers
162 views

Difficulty understanding a step in the proof of multiset version of Cauchy-Davenport Theorem

In a paper "G. Kós, L. Rónyai, Alon’s Nullstellensatz for multisets, Combinatorica, 32(5) (2012) 589-605", the authors prove a multiset version of the Cauchy-Davenport Theorem (please see ...
2 votes
1 answer
215 views

The growth of the number of Fano complete intersection families

I recently calculated the number (possible multidegrees) of Fano complete intersections of dimension $n$ , because I wanted to make the remark that it grows "very rapidly" as $n \rightarrow \...
0 votes
0 answers
67 views

Neccessary and sufficient condition for trivial rational solution of rational homogeneous cubic polynomials

If we consider a cubic homogeneous polynomial in $ 5 $ variables , $ ax_{1}^{3} + bx_{2}^{3} + cx_{3}^{3} + dx_{4}^{3} + ex_{5}^{3} + \sum_{i < j<k =1}^{5} f_{ijk} x_{i}x_{j}x_{k} $ where a,b,c,...
2 votes
1 answer
474 views

Chevalley–Warning theorem for rational field $\mathbb{Q} $

At 1st we consider some weak statement of Chevalley–Warning theorem for any finite field: If $f$ is a homogeneous polynomial of degree $d$ with $n$ independent variables over a finite field $F$. Then ...
14 votes
2 answers
571 views

Number of d-Calabi-Yau partitions

This problem arises from algebraic geometry/representation theory, see https://arxiv.org/pdf/1409.0668.pdf (chapter 2). We call a partition $p=[p_1,...,p_n]$ with $2 \leq p_1 \leq p_2 \leq ... \leq ...
1 vote
1 answer
241 views

Integral zeros of a multivariate polynomial

Consider the multivariate polynomial $$f(x_1,\ldots,x_m)=mk\sum_{i=1}^mx_i^2-mk(k-1)\sum_{i=1}^mx_i-\left(\sum_{i=1}^mx_i\right)^2,$$ for integers $m,k\ge2$. We are looking for integral zeros of $f$ ...
3 votes
0 answers
243 views

Interlacing sequences by polynomials?

Given $t=2^\ell$ where $\ell\in\mathbb N_{>0}$ and $M\in\mathbb Z$ and two sets of integers $\{a_1,\dots,a_t\}$ and $\{b_1,\dots,b_t\}$ with $0<a_1\leq \dots\leq a_t<M$ and $0<b_1\leq \...
9 votes
0 answers
2k views

Exactly Counting the Number of Lattice Points in an $n$-Dimensional Sphere

Let $S_n(R)$ denote the number of lattice points in an $n$-dimensional "sphere" with radius $R$. For clarification, I am interested in lattice points found both strictly inside the sphere, and on its ...
3 votes
0 answers
148 views

Maximum number of integral roots in degree $d$ polynomial?

Given $f(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\mathbb Z[x_1,\dots,x_n]$ such that Each coefficient is bound in absolute value by $B$ Degree of each variable in any monomial is bound by $d$ Total degree is $d'$ $f(x_1,\...
20 votes
1 answer
902 views

Double Counting: Motivic Edition

One of the most important proof techniques in combinatorics is double counting: proving that both sides of an identity count elements of some set in two different ways. This question is an attempt at ...
2 votes
1 answer
196 views

Circuit Reduction on Dual Graph of an Algebraic curve

I want to compute the resistance function r(p,q) between any two vertices of a fairly complicated graph. This resistance function is the one in Admissible pairing on a curve by Shouwu Zhang, section 3 ...
6 votes
2 answers
519 views

Seeking for a meaning: a curious symmetry

Suppose $\Phi(m,n)=(2m)!^n\prod_{k=1}^n\binom{2m+2k+x}{2k+x}$. Then, algebraically, it is trivial to see that $$(2m)!^n\prod_{k=1}^n\binom{2m+2k+x}{2k+x}=(2n)!^m\prod_{k=1}^m\binom{2n+2k+x}{2k+x}.$$ ...
4 votes
0 answers
384 views

Parity in degrees of determinantal varieties

Let $M_{m,n}(\Bbb{C})$ be the space of $m\times n$ matrices with entries in $\Bbb{C}$, and let $U_{k,m.n}(\Bbb{C})\subset M_{m,n}(\Bbb{C})$ be the variety of matrices of rank $\leq k\leq\min(m,n)$. ...
4 votes
0 answers
371 views

How is $ \sum_{x \in X(\mathbb{F}_q)} \dots $ a generalization of cardinality?

This quarter Maxim Kontsevich is offering a course on exponential integral. There is not much in the way of notes, but is one page with mysterious comments. Let $X$ be an algebraic variety over $\...
34 votes
2 answers
3k views

Shimura-Taniyama-Weil VS Grothendieck's dessins

When listening to the beautiful lectures by Gilles Schaeffer at the SLC68, the following (perhaps crazy) question occurred to me: did anyone attempt (succeed?) to combinatorially prove modularity of ...
1 vote
2 answers
307 views

Subset higher power sum question (related to quadratic forms)

Let $\mathbb N_{n} = \{1,2,\cdots,n\}$. Let $S$ be of cardinality $n$ where elements of $S$ are integers from $\mathbb N_{n}$ and at least one element of $S$ is repeated (That is at least one integer ...
4 votes
2 answers
442 views

A mapping from a lattice to itself

Consider $\mathbb{Z}^{n}$ for $n = 2^r$ where $r \geq 1$ . Look at the iterates of the following function $T$ from $\mathbb{Z}^n$ to itself. $T((a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n)) = (|a_1 - a_n|, |a_2 - a_1|, |...
12 votes
1 answer
566 views

Counting branched covers of the projective line and Spec Z

I've asked a question like this before, but now I'm more interested in counting the number of covers. We suppose given the following data. A positive integer $d$ A finite set of closed points $B= (...
16 votes
5 answers
2k views

Elliptic Curves over F_1?

Is there an notion of elliptic curve over the field with one element? As I learned from a previous question, there are several different versions of what the field with one element and what schemes ...