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

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For n≥2n\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)−2nxnynBn−1(\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 n≥2n\geq 2. The source notes that this multivariate refinement appears to be monomial positive, but gives no proof, so the conjecture remains open.

References

Primary source

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

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