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Koszulness of OS(L) iff supersolvability

Prove that for every geometric lattice L, the Orlik–Solomon algebra OS(L) is Koszul if and only if L is supersolvable.

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Background

Yuzvinsky conjectured that supersolvability of L characterizes when OS(L) is Koszul. The present paper proves Koszulness for supersolvable L via the MD(L) model, but the converse direction remains open in general.

This conjecture sits at the intersection of matroid theory, arrangement theory, and Koszul algebra theory, and is a central long-standing problem.

References

To finish let us mention the following classical conjecture. The Orlik--Solomon algebra $OS(L)$ of a geometric lattice $L$ is Koszul if and only if $L$ is supersolvable.

Matroid complexes and Orlik-Solomon algebras (2506.15048 - Coron, 18 Jun 2025) in Section 6 (Koszulness of Orlik--Solomon algebras), concluding subsection