Bronowski's conjecture and the identifiability of projective varieties

arXiv2210.13524MaRDI QIDQ6506876FDOQ6506876

Authors: Alex Massarenti, Massimiliano Mella 

Abstract: Let $Xsubsetmathbb{P}^{hn+h-1}$ be an irreducible and non-degenerate variety of dimension $n$. The Bronowski's conjecture predicts that $X$ is $h$-identifiable if and only if the general $(h-1)$-tangential projection $a{u}_{h-1}^X:Xdashrightarrowmathbb{P}^n$ is birational. In this paper we provide counterexamples to this conjecture. Building on the ideas that led to the counterexamples we manage to prove an amended version of the Bronowski's conjecture for a wide class of varieties and to reduce the identifiability problem for projective varieties to their secant defectiveness.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Multilinear algebra, tensor calculus (15A69) Grassmannians, Schubert varieties, flag manifolds (14M15) Classical problems, Schubert calculus (14N15) Projective techniques in algebraic geometry (14N05) Exterior algebra, Grassmann algebras (15A75) Secant varieties, tensor rank, varieties of sums of powers (14N07)

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