Maximal minors of 1-generic matrices have rational singularities
摘要
We show that the quotient ring by the ideal of maximal minors of a 1-generic matrix has rational singularities. This answers a conjecture of Eisenbud (Amer J Math 110(3):541–575, 1988) that such rings are normal, and generalizes a result of Conca et al. (Adv Math 335:111–129, 2018) that generic Hankel determinantal rings have rational singularities in characteristic zero.