Bernstein-Sato polynomials for maximal minors and sub-maximal Pfaffians (Q502641)

A notion of Bernstein-Sato polynomial \(b_I(s)\) for a non-principle ideal \(I\) was introduced in [\textit{N. Budur} et al., Compos. Math. 142, No. 3, 779--797 (2006; Zbl 1112.32014)]. In the paper under review, the authors compute the Bernstein-Sato polynomials for two types of determinantal ideals. The first one is generated by maximal minors of a generic \(m\times n\) matrix, the second is generated by sub-maximal Pfaffians of a generic skew-symmetric matrix of odd size. In these cases they also verify the so-called Strong Monodromy Conjecture due to \textit{J. Denef} and \textit{F. Loeser} [J. Am. Math. Soc. 5, No. 4, 705--720 (1992; Zbl 0777.32017)], which asserts that the poles of the topological zeta function of \(I\) are roots of the Bernstein-Sato polynomial \(b_I(s)\).