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Hilbert series of graded Milnor algebras and roots of Bernstein-Sato polynomials

We show that there is a pair of homogeneous polynomials such that the sets of roots of their Bernstein-Sato polynomials which are strictly supported at the origin are different although the sets of roots which are not strictly supported at the origin are the same and moreover their graded Milnor algebras have the same Hilbert series. This shows that the roots of the Bernstein-Sato polynomials strictly supported at the origin cannot be determined uniquely by the Hilbert series of the Milnor algebras. This is contrary to certain hyperplane arrangement cases. It also implies that a nonzero torsion element with pure degree in the Milnor algebra does not necessarily contribute to a root of the Bernstein-Sato polynomial in an expected way. This example is found by using Macaulay2 and RISA/ASIR.