Unimodality of length profiles for conjugacy classes of involutions

Let W(An)W(A_n) and W(Bn)W(B_n) be finite Coxeter groups, and let XX be a conjugacy class of involutions in one of these groups. The even/odd length profile of XX is the sequence obtained by counting the elements of XX according to their even or odd length. More generally, let XX be the set of involutions of odd length in a finite Coxeter group, and consider its odd length profile.

Unimodality conjecture. (i) If XX is a conjugacy class of involutions in W(An)W(A_n) or W(Bn)W(B_n), then the even/odd length profile of XX is unimodal. (ii) If XX is the set of involutions of odd length in a finite Coxeter group, then the odd length profile of XX is unimodal.

These conjectures are proposed after the preceding global conjecture is shown to fail, while the paper reports supporting computations for classical groups through rank 1010 and all exceptional groups. The source gives no resolution of these revised conjectures.

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Sarah B. Hart and Peter J. Rowley, “Involution Statistics in Finite Coxeter Groups”, arXiv:1403.7506 (2014).

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