The Hilbert null-cone on tuples of matrices and bilinear forms (Q2457751): Difference between revisions

Let \(V\) and \(W\) be finite dimensional vector spaces over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and let \(M\) be either (i) space \({\text{Hom}}(V, W)\), or (ii) one of the spaces \({\text{S}}^2(V^*)\), \({\Lambda}^2(V^*)\), \(V^*\otimes V^*\). Let \(G={\text{SL}}(W)\times {\text{SL}}(V)\) in case (i) and \(G={\text{SL}}(V)\) in case (ii). For the natural action of \(G\) on the direct sum of \(d\) copies of \(M\), the authors determine the irreducible components of the null-cone and a value of \(d\) at which the number of these components stabilizes. They also describe the cases where this null-cone is defined by the polarizations of the invariants on \(M\).