The interval conjecture for shapes in K-Knuth classes

Let T1,T2,,TkT_1,T_2,\dots,T_k be a KK-Knuth class of straight tableaux, and let TiT_i have shape λi\lambda_i. Write

Σ={λ1,λ2,,λk}.\Sigma=\{\lambda_1,\lambda_2,\dots,\lambda_k\}.

Order Young diagrams by inclusion, and let [λi,λj][\lambda_i,\lambda_j] denote the interval in Young's lattice. Shape-interval conjecture. If λi,λjΣ\lambda_i,\lambda_j\in\Sigma, then

[λi,λj]Σ.[\lambda_i,\lambda_j]\subseteq\Sigma.

This asserts that all shapes between any two shapes occurring in a class also occur. It was verified in the supplied text for KK-Knuth classes on [n][n] with n7n\leq 7, but remains open in general.

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Christian Gaetz, Michelle Mastrianni, Rebecca Patrias, Hailee Peck, Colleen Robichaux, David Schwein and Ka Yu Tam, “K-Knuth Equivalence for Increasing Tableaux”, arXiv:1409.6659 (2015).

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