Diagonalizable higher degree forms and symmetric tensors (Q2229454)

The paper deals with the following problem. Given a homogeneous polynomial \(f \in \mathbb{C}[z_1, \ldots, z_n]\) of degree \(d (\geq 3)\), decide whether it is equivalent to \(x_1^d + \cdots + x_n^d\) (called diagonalizable), and if so, give efficient algorithms to express the equivalence. The authors provide definite criteria and algorithms to the solution to the above problem. The criteria rely on two facets of higher-degree forms, namely Harrison's algebraic theory and some algebro-geometric properties. The algorithms are based purely on solving linear and quadratic equations. The paper is supported by a number of examples.