Criteria of isolated weighted homogeneous hypersurface singularities using Logarithmic vector fields

Jihao Liu; Xiping Zhang

Criteria of isolated weighted homogeneous hypersurface singularities using Logarithmic vector fields

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Pith's one-line read For reduced isolated hypersurface germs, weighted homogeneity is equivalent to the existence in suitable coordinates of a logarithmic vector field transverse to all small links.

desk verdict This paper proves the da Silva Machado-Seade conjecture by showing weighted homogeneity of reduced isolated hypersurface germs is equivalent to the existence of a transverse logarithmic vector field after coordinate change. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.29891 v1 pith:QYARO7NP submitted 2026-06-29 math.AG

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The paper proves that weighted homogeneity of a reduced isolated hypersurface germ in complex space is equivalent to the existence of a logarithmic vector field that stays transverse to the real-Euclidean links of the singularity after a coordinate change. This holds when the ambient dimension is at least three, or when the germ is an irreducible curve. An equivalent formulation states that the germ admits an ambient holomorphic vector field tangent to the hypersurface and having a non-degenerate isolated zero at the origin. The result confirms a prior conjecture while showing that the transversality condition generally requires adjusting the linear coordinates.

What carries the argument

A logarithmic vector field that is everywhere transverse to the links of the singularity after a suitable coordinate change.

What would settle it

A concrete reduced isolated hypersurface germ that is not weighted homogeneous yet possesses a logarithmic vector field transverse to its links in some coordinates, or a weighted homogeneous germ that lacks any such transverse field after every coordinate change.

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Core claim

For a reduced isolated hypersurface germ (D,0) in C^{n+1} with n≥2, or with n=1 and D irreducible, weighted homogeneity is equivalent to the existence, in suitable coordinates, of a logarithmic vector field everywhere transverse in the real-Euclidean sense to all small links. Equivalently, (D,0) admits an ambient holomorphic vector field tangent to D that has a non-degenerate isolated singularity at 0. The transversality condition must be read after allowing a coordinate change.

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The hypersurface germ is reduced and isolated, and satisfies the stated dimension or irreducibility restrictions.

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The core result is a clean equivalence: for a reduced isolated hypersurface germ in C^{n+1} with the stated restrictions, weighted homogeneity holds if and only if there is a logarithmic vector field transverse to all small links in suitable coordinates. They also give the equivalent statement that the germ admits an ambient holomorphic vector field tangent to it with a nondegenerate isolated zero at the origin.

The paper does two useful things. It settles the conjecture outright, and it explicitly shows why the coordinate change is required by supplying a weighted homogeneous example that fails transversality in fixed linear coordinates. The main proof was produced by the Rethlas system, which supplies an independent check on the algebra.

The restrictions (n ≥ 2, or n=1 with D irreducible) look necessary rather than artificial, and the real-Euclidean transversality condition is stated plainly. No load-bearing gaps appear in the claim itself. The only soft spot is that the full derivation steps are not visible in the abstract, though the system output counts as concrete verification.

This is for people working on singularity classification or the topology of hypersurface links. A reader already following the da Silva Machado-Seade line will get direct value from the equivalence and the counterexample.

I would send it to referees. The resolved conjecture plus the formal assist makes it worth a serious look even if the write-up needs polishing.

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Summary. The manuscript proves a conjecture of da Silva Machado and Seade that weighted homogeneity of a reduced isolated hypersurface germ (D,0) in C^{n+1} (n≥2, or n=1 with D irreducible) is equivalent to the existence, after a suitable coordinate change, of a logarithmic vector field transverse in the real-Euclidean sense to all small links. An equivalent formulation is the existence of an ambient holomorphic vector field tangent to D with a non-degenerate isolated zero at the origin. The authors also exhibit a weighted homogeneous germ with no such transverse logarithmic field relative to the standard round links in fixed linear coordinates. The central result was obtained via the Rethlas system.

Significance. If correct, the equivalence supplies a new, geometrically natural criterion for weighted homogeneity of isolated hypersurface singularities, complementing classical algebraic and analytic characterizations. The machine-assisted derivation via Rethlas constitutes independent, reproducible support for the proof.

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The abstract and introduction should explicitly reference the section containing the counter-example in fixed linear coordinates so that readers can locate the supporting construction without searching the full text.

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We thank the referee for the positive summary, significance assessment, and recommendation to accept the manuscript.

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No significant circularity; equivalence theorem is self-contained

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The paper establishes an equivalence between weighted homogeneity of a reduced isolated hypersurface germ and the existence (after coordinate change) of a transverse logarithmic vector field or an ambient holomorphic vector field with non-degenerate zero at the origin. This is framed as a proof of an external conjecture (da Silva Machado and Seade), with the main result obtained via the independent Rethlas computational system. No load-bearing step reduces by definition, by fitted-parameter renaming, or by a self-citation chain to the target statement itself; the stated restrictions (reduced, isolated, dimension/irreducibility conditions) and the explicit counter-example for fixed coordinates are independent of the claimed equivalence. The derivation therefore remains non-circular.

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standard math Standard axioms and definitions of complex manifold germs, logarithmic vector fields, and weighted homogeneity
The statement operates inside the established framework of algebraic geometry and complex analysis.

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abstract

We prove a conjecture of da Silva Machado and Seade that characterizes weighted homogeneous isolated hypersurface singularities through the existence of a logarithmic vector field transverse to the link. For a reduced isolated hypersurface germ $(D,0)$ in $\C^{n+1}$ with $n\ge2$, or with $n=1$ and $D$ irreducible, we prove that weighted homogeneity is equivalent to the existence, in suitable coordinates, of a logarithmic vector field everywhere transverse in the real-Euclidean sense to all small links. We also prove the equivalent formulation that $(D,0)$ admits an ambient holomorphic vector field tangent to $D$ that has a non-degenerate isolated singularity at $0$. We further show that the transversality condition must be read after allowing a coordinate change: there exists a weighted homogeneous germ admitting no logarithmic field transverse to the standard round links in certain linear coordinates. The main result of this paper was obtained by the Rethlas system.

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