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A proof of the Brian\c{c}on-Iarrobino Conjecture in three dimensions

Algebraic Geometry 2025-09-01 v1 Commutative Algebra Combinatorics Representation Theory

Abstract

We resolve the 1978 Brian\c{c}on-Iarrobino Conjecture regarding the maximum singularity of H=Hilbl(A3)\mathcal{H}=\mathrm{Hilb}^{l}(\mathbb{A}^3), where ll is a tetrahedral number, by refining the work of Ramkumar-Sammartano in \cite{Ramkumar-Sammartano}. This also immediately implies the conjectural necessary condition for a point of H\mathcal{H} to have the maximal singularity, suggested by the second-named author in \cite{Rezaee-23-Conjectures}. In a sequel to this article, \cite{Mackenzie-Rezaee2}, we prove a generalized version of this conjecture for certain non-tetrahedral ll, via proving the conjectural necessary condition.

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@article{arxiv.2508.21717,
  title  = {A proof of the Brian\c{c}on-Iarrobino Conjecture in three dimensions},
  author = {Owen Mackenzie and Fatemeh Rezaee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21717},
  year   = {2025}
}

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