The Hilbert null-cone on tuples of matrices and bilinear forms (Q2457751)

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 \(M\).