# we-solve research prompt: Math-497, SHGH Conjecture for Linear Systems on Blown-Up Planes

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/shgh-conjecture-for-linear-systems-on-blown-up-planes/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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\section*{\texorpdfstring{SHGH Conjecture for Linear Systems on Blown-Up Planes}{SHGH Conjecture for Linear Systems on Blown-Up Planes}}\label{30001233}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For distinct general points $p_1,\ldots,p_r\in{\mathbb{P}}^2_{{\mathbb{C}}}$, let $\mathcal L(d;m_1,\ldots,m_r)$ be the projective space of degree-$d$ curves vanishing to order at least $m_i$ at $p_i$. Its virtual and expected dimensions are
\[
 v=\binom{d+2}{2}-1-\sum_i\binom{m_i+1}{2},
 \qquad e=\max\{-1,v\}.
\]
The system is special if its actual projective dimension exceeds $e$, with the empty system assigned dimension $-1$. On the blowup, a $(-1)$-curve is a smooth rational curve with self-intersection $-1$.

An exact reduced-form version of SHGH is that every Cremona-reduced system is nonspecial: for $m_1\ge m_2\ge\cdots\ge0$ and $d\ge m_1+m_2+m_3$, padding missing multiplicities by zero,
\[
 h^0(\mathcal L)=\max\left\{0,\binom{d+2}{2}
                                  -\sum_i\binom{m_i+1}{2}\right\}.
\]
Here $h^0(\mathcal L)$ means the dimension of the vector space before projectivizing. For each degree/multiplicity choice, general means points in an appropriate nonempty Zariski-open set. The geometric formulation uses $(-1)$-speciality, not an undefined fixed-locus condition for empty systems. The catalogue's URL is a paper by Brambilla--Postinghel, not the authors named in its citation; see \href{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40574-025-00468-5}{[E1]}.
\par\smallskip\textit{Formulation and concept references:} \href{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40574-025-00468-5}{[S1]}, \href{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40574-025-00468-5}{[E1]}.

\subsection{Short English statement}
Are unexpected dimensions of general plane-curve systems entirely explained by exceptional curves, so that every Cremona-reduced system has its expected dimension?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1]Antonio Laface and Luca Ugaglia, Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana (2025).
\url{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40574-025-00468-5}.
\textit{Formulation source. Consulted 24 September 2026: Authorship is Brambilla–Postinghel, unlike the imported citation; Conjecture 3.1 is the SHGH statement.}
\item[E1]Maria Chiara Brambilla and Elisa Postinghel, Towards Good Postulation of Fat Points, One Step at a Time, Bollettino dell’Unione Matematica Italiana 18 (2025), 737–749, Sections 1 and 3.1, Conjecture 3.1.
\url{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40574-025-00468-5}.
\textit{Added primary source: Corrected bibliographic authorship and title for the URL already supplied by the catalogue; dimensions and the Cremona-reduced SHGH formulation. Consulted 24 September 2026.}
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/OWR-3471-007

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- Math-497-A2 [Literature report] OpenAI claim summary for Math-497 (https://we-solve.github.io/contributions/shgh-conjecture-for-linear-systems-on-blown-up-planes/attempt-2/r1/)
- Math-497-A1 [Exploration] gpt 6 astra ultra attempt on Math-497 (https://we-solve.github.io/contributions/shgh-conjecture-for-linear-systems-on-blown-up-planes/attempt-1/r1/)

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-30001233
Title:
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