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1. Computer Science › Polynomial and algebraic computation

   A near-quadratic lower bound on the border determinantal complexity of $\sum_i x_i^n$ via conormal specialization

   Sheshadri · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026

   The paper proves a near-quadratic lower bound on the border determinantal complexity of the Fermat polynomial, by transferring the dual degree of the Fermat hypersurface through a degeneration argument.

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   1. UncheckedWriting the sum of n-th powers of n variables as a limit of determinants needs matrices of size at least about (n-1)²/(4e), for every n≥3 over the complex numbers.“The border determinantal complexity $\dcb(f)$ of a polynomial $f$ is the least $m$ such that $f$ is a limit of determinants of $m\times m$ matrices of affine-linear forms. We prove that for every $n\ge3$, over $\CC$, \[ \dcb\Big(\sum_{i=1}^n x_i^n\Big)\ \ge\ \frac{(n-1)^2}{4e}, \qquad \sdcb\Big(\su…”