Conjecture on the minimal ribbon with prescribed row partition

Let NN be fixed, let λN\lambda\vdash N, and consider the subposet of PN\mathcal{P}_{N} consisting of ribbons RR whose row partition is rows(R)=λ\operatorname{rows}(R)=\lambda. For a ribbon RR, let [R][R] denote its equivalence class, and write λ=(λ1,λ2,,λ(λ))\lambda=(\lambda_1,\lambda_2,\ldots,\lambda_{\ell(\lambda)}). Conjecture on minimal ribbons with prescribed rows. This subposet has a unique minimal element, namely [R][R], where

R=λ1,λ3,λ5,,λ(λ),,λ6,λ4,λ2.R=\langle\lambda_1,\lambda_3,\lambda_5,\ldots,\lambda_{\ell(\lambda)},\ldots,\lambda_6,\lambda_4,\lambda_2\rangle.

This conjecture subsumes the preceding proposed description of minimal equitable ribbons. The source presents it as a stronger open statement about the structure of the ribbon subposet of PN\mathcal{P}_{N}; the notation [R][R] denotes the relevant equivalence class.

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Primary source

Peter R. W. McNamara and Stephanie van Willigenburg, “Maximal supports and Schur-positivity among connected skew shapes”, arXiv:1107.4373 (2012).

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