Coefficient-positivity conjecture for the multivariate affine type BB Eulerian polynomial

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For n2n\geq 2, let B~n(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)\widetilde{B}_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y}) be the multivariate refinement defined by

B~n(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)=2C~n(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)2nxnynBn1(\mathboldx,\mathboldy;1).\widetilde{B}_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y})=2\widetilde{C}_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y})-2nx_ny_nB_{n-1}(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y};1).

Here N[\mathboldx,\mathboldy]\mathbb{N}[\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y}] denotes the polynomials in \mathboldx\mathbold{x} and \mathboldy\mathbold{y} with nonnegative integer coefficients. Coefficient-positivity conjecture.

B~n(\mathboldx,\mathboldy)N[\mathboldx,\mathboldy]\widetilde{B}_n(\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y})\in\mathbb{N}[\mathbold{x},\mathbold{y}]

for n2n\geq 2. The source notes that this multivariate refinement appears to be monomial positive, but gives no proof, so the conjecture remains open.

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Primary source

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

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