Coefficient-positivity conjecture for the multivariate type DD Eulerian polynomial

For n2n\geq 2, let Dn(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)D_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y}) be the multivariate refinement defined by

Dn(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)=Bn(\mathboldx,\mathboldy;1)n2n1xnynAn2(\mathboldx,\mathboldy).D_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y})=B_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y};1)-n2^{n-1}x_ny_nA_{n-2}(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y}).

Here An2A_{n-2} and BnB_n are the stable multivariate refinements of the type AA and type BB Eulerian polynomials, respectively. Coefficient-positivity conjecture.

Dn(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)N[\mathboldx,\mathboldy]D_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y})\in\mathbb{N}[\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y}]

for all n2n\geq 2. The conjecture was verified by computer for n11n\leq 11; if true, it could yield a refinement of the type DD descent statistic and a new recursion for type DD Eulerian polynomials.

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Mirkó Visontai and Nathan Williams, “Stable multivariate W-Eulerian polynomials”, arXiv:1203.0791 (2013).

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