Expressing forms as a sum of Pfaffians

DOI10.13137/0049-4704/11218zbMATH Open1372.14048arXiv1503.04408OpenAlexW2150928257MaRDI QIDQ2809905FDOQ2809905

Authors: Luca Chiantini 

Publication date: 30 May 2016

Published in: Rendiconti dell'Istituto di Matematica dell'Università di Trieste (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let A= (a_{ij}) be a symmetric non-negative integer 2k x 2k matrix. A is homogeneous if a_{ij} + a_{kl}=a_{il} + a_{kj} for any choice of the four indexes. Let A be a homogeneous matrix and let F be a general form in C[x_1, dots x_n] with 2deg(F) = trace(A). We look for the least integer, s(A), so that F= pfaff(M_1) + cdots + pfaff(M_{s(A)}), where the M_i's are 2k x 2k skew-symmetric matrices of forms with degree matrix A. We consider this problem for n= 4 and we prove that s(A) < k+1 for all A.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.04408

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zbMATH Keywords

Pfaffians

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vector bundles on surfaces and higher-dimensional varieties, and their moduli (14J60) Classical problems, Schubert calculus (14N15)

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