English

Zeta functions and Bernstein-Sato polynomials for ideals in dimension two

Algebraic Geometry 2013-07-01 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

For a nonzero ideal I of C[x_1,...,x_n], with 0 in supp I, a generalization of a conjecture of Igusa - Denef - Loeser predicts that every pole of its topological zeta function is a root of its Bernstein-Sato polynomial. However, typically only a few roots are obtained this way. Following ideas of Veys, we study the following question. Is it possible to find a collection G of polynomials g in C[x_1,...,x_n], such that, for all g in G, every pole of the topological zeta function associated to I and the volume form gdx on the affine n-space, is a root of the Bernstein-Sato polynomial of I, and such that all roots are realized in this way. We obtain a negative answer to this question, providing counterexamples for monomial and principal ideals in dimension two, and give a partial positive result as well.

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@article{arxiv.1012.5437,
  title  = {Zeta functions and Bernstein-Sato polynomials for ideals in dimension two},
  author = {Bart Bories},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.5437},
  year   = {2013}
}

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19 pages, 8 figures

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