Power sum decompositions of defining equations of reflection arrangements (Q2264031): Difference between revisions

Given a homogeneouos polynomial \(f\) of degree \(d\), the Waring rank of \(f\), denoted by \(r(f)\), is the smallest positive integer \(r\) such that there exist linear forms \(\ell_1, \dots, \ell_r\) with \(f= {\ell_1 }^{d_1}+ \cdots +{\ell_1 }^{d_r}\), and a Waring decomposition in such an expression with length \(r=r(f)\). Waring ranks are difficult to determine. They are known only for a few families and particular cases of examples. For a quadratic form, the rank is equal to the rank of the associated symmetric matrix. Ranks of binary forms have been known since the 19th century. Ranks of plane cubics such as \(xyz\) have been determined by different methods. A theorem of \textit{J. Alexander} and \textit{A. Hirschowitz} [J. Algebr. Geom. 4, No. 2, 201--222 (1995; Zbl 0829.14002)] gives the rank of a general polynomial of degree \(d\) in \(n\) variables. More generally, the Waring ranks of arbitrary monomials were found by \textit{E. Carlini} et al. [J. Algebra 370, 5--14 (2012; Zbl 1284.13008)]. They also found the ranks of sums of pairwise coprime monomials. One class of polynomials of great interest which is a generalization of the case of monomials is the class of products of linear forms possibly with multiplicities. Geometrically, the vanishing loci of these polynomials are hyperplane multi-arrangements. Even in this case, the only products of linear forms for which the Waring rank was previously known are monomials and binary forms. In this paper, the authors consider the product of linear forms defining the multi-arrangements associated to a complex reflection group satisfying the technical hypothesis that the highest degree is a regular number where the degree is the degree of a generator of the invariant ring and a regular number is an order of a group element having an eigenvector not lying on any reflection hyperplane. This includes all irreducible real reflection groups. They also present nice examples.