A generalization of Serre's conjecture and some related issues (Q5955652)

Let \(R=[z_1,z_2, \dots,z_n]\) be the ring of polynomials over a field \(K\) and \(F\) be a \(m\times l\) matrix with coefficients from \(R\) \((m>l)\). The authors prove the equivalence of several conjectures, generalizing the well-known Serre conjecture. In order to state the authors' main formulation (conjecture 1), it is convenient to use notations other than in the reviewed article [see \textit{I. Z. Rozenknop}, ``On submodules of free modules over the ring of polynomials'', Deposited in VINITI, No. 3143-74 (Moscow 1974) (Russian)]. The columns \(\lambda_1,\lambda_2, \dots,\lambda_l\) of the matrix \(F\) can be considered as elements (vectors) of a free \(R\)-module with generators, say, \(w_1,w_2, \dots, w_m\). Suppose that \(\text{rank} F =l\) and write in the exterior algebra \(R(w_1,w_2, \dots,w_m)\): \(\lambda_1\wedge \lambda_2\wedge \cdots \wedge\lambda_l =dS\), where \(d\) is the greatest common divisor of all the \(l\times l\) minors of \(F\). Then the conjecture in question can be written in the following: \(S\) is complementable, in the sense that \[ (\exists T)\;S\wedge T=w_1 \wedge w_2\wedge \cdots\wedge w_m)\Rightarrow S\text{ is linearly complementable} \] (i.e., \(T\) can be found in the form \(T=\mu_1\wedge \mu_2\wedge \cdots\wedge \mu_{m-l}\) with certain vectors \(\mu_1,\mu_2, \dots, \mu_{m-l})\). If \(d=1\), this is the original Serre conjecture [for matrices proved by \textit{D. Quillen}, Invent. Math. 36, 167-171 (1976; Zbl 0337.13011) and \textit{A. A. Suslin}, Sov. Math., Dokl. 17, (1976), 1160-1164 (1977); translation from Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 229, 1063-1066 (1976; Zbl 0354.13010)]. In the general case for \(n=2\), see: \textit{J. P. Guiver} and \textit{N. K. Bose}, IEEE Trans. Cirquits Syst. CAS. 29, 649-657 (1982; Zbl 0504.65020). For \(n>2\) the question remains open so far (except of some special cases). It is necessary to emphasize the following conjecture 2: \(S\) is complementable \(\Rightarrow\) there exists a factorization \(S=\nu_1 \wedge\nu_2 \wedge\cdots \wedge\nu_l\) such that \(F=F_0 G_0\), where \(F_0\) consists of columns corresponding to \(\nu_1,\nu_2, \dots, \nu_l\) and \(G_0\) is a square \(l\times l\) matrix with \(\det G_0=d\). If \(\text{rank} F<l\), a suitable \(S=S(F)\) was indicated by the reviewer [\textit{I. Z. Rozenknop} (loc. cit.)] and obviously rediscovered in other notations by \textit{Z. Lin} [IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. 35, 1317-1322 (1988; Zbl 0662.93036)]. Some relevant formulations of the generalized Serre conjecture in this case are presented in the article under review as well. The field \(K\) is assumed algebraically closed in this work.