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Maximal twisted Betti numbers of complex hyperplane arrangement complements

Algebraic Topology 2025-11-13 v1

Abstract

We show that the Betti numbers of a local system on the complement of an essential complex hyperplane arrangement are maximized precisely when the local system is constant. This result answers positively a recent question of Yoshinaga and the first author.

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@article{arxiv.2511.08787,
  title  = {Maximal twisted Betti numbers of complex hyperplane arrangement complements},
  author = {Yongqiang Liu and Laurentiu Maxim and Botong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.08787},
  year   = {2025}
}
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