The Bernstein-Sato b-function of the Vandermonde determinant

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Authors Asilata Bapat, Robin Walters

Publication date 3 March 2015

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Differentials and other special sheaves; D-modules; Bernstein-Sato ideals and polynomials (14F10)

Abstract: The Bernstein-Sato polynomial, or the $b$-function, is an important invariant of singularities of hypersurfaces that is difficult to compute in general. We describe a few different results towards computing the $b$-function of the Vandermonde determinant $xi$. We use a result of Opdam to produce a lower bound for the $b$-function of $xi$. This bound proves a conjecture of Budur, Mustac{t}u{a}, and Teitler for the case of finite Coxeter hyperplane arrangements, proving the Strong Monodromy Conjecture in this case. In our second set of results, we show the duality of two $mathcalD$-modules, and conclude that the roots of the $b$-function of $xi$ are symmetric about $-1$. We then use some results about jumping coefficients to prove an upper bound for the $b$-function of $xi$, and finally we conjecture a formula for the $b$-function of $xi$.

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