The sign-pattern conjecture for coefficients of mirror maps

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Let N1,N2,,NkN_1,N_2,\ldots,N_k be positive integers, all at least 22, and let zN(q){\bf z}_{\bf N}(q) be the corresponding mirror map. Sign-pattern conjecture.

  1. If ΦN3\Phi_{\mathbf N}\le3, the Taylor coefficients of zN(q){\bf z}_{\bf N}(q) have alternating signs.
  2. If ΦN=4\Phi_{\mathbf N}=4, the coefficients of qq and q3q^3 in the Taylor series of zN(q){\bf z}_{\bf N}(q) are positive, while all other coefficients are negative, except the constant coefficient, which vanishes.
  3. If ΦN5\Phi_{\mathbf N}\ge5, the coefficient of qq in the Taylor series of zN(q){\bf z}_{\bf N}(q) is positive, while all other coefficients are negative, except the constant coefficient, which vanishes.

These sign assertions concern the Taylor expansion at q=0q=0. The paper notes that part (i) is known in several specific cases and asymptotically for general parameters, while the full sign pattern remains conjectural.

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Primary source

Christian Krattenthaler and Tanguy Rivoal, “Analytic properties of mirror maps”, arXiv:1102.5375 (2011).

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