A Homogeneous Nullstellensatz for Joint Invariant Subspaces
Abstract
Jurij Volčič conjectured that a noncommutative polynomial $g$ belongs to the unital $\mathbb{K}$-algebra generated by finitely many noncommutative polynomials if and only if, for matrices of every size, every joint invariant subspace of the evaluations of the generators is also invariant under the evaluation of $g$. In this paper, we establish a homogeneous Nullstellensatz for joint invariant subspaces by proving that this equivalence holds whenever the generators are homogeneous. In contrast, we demonstrate that the statement fails in the general case, thereby settling the conjecture completely.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Holomorphic and Operator Theory
Advanced Operator Algebra Research
Rings
Modules
and Algebras
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 18 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint