Factorization conjecture for weighted Aztec-region matching generating functions

Let x,y,zx,y,z be indeterminate edge weights, and let Aa,b,c(i)(x,y,z)A^{(i)}_{a,b,c}(x,y,z) and Fa,b,c(i)(x,y,z)F^{(i)}_{a,b,c}(x,y,z), for i=1,2,3i=1,2,3, be the corresponding weighted versions of the graphs Aa,b,c(i)A^{(i)}_{a,b,c} and Fa,b,c(i)F^{(i)}_{a,b,c}. Define

α(a,b,c;x,y,z)\alpha(a,b,c;x,y,z)

and

β(a,b,c;x,y,z)\beta(a,b,c;x,y,z)

by the piecewise formulas given in the source. Factorization conjecture. The matching generating functions of the weighted graphs Aa,b,c(i)(x,y,z)A^{(i)}_{a,b,c}(x,y,z) all have the form

α(a,b,c;x,y,z)2X(x2+2xyz+2y2z2)Y(2x2+5xyz+4y2z2)ZxTyQzK,\alpha(a,b,c;x,y,z)2^{X}(x^2+2xyz+2y^2z^2)^{Y}(2x^2+5xyz+4y^2z^2)^{Z}x^{T}y^{Q}z^{K},

for some X,Y,Z,T,Q,KX,Y,Z,T,Q,K depending only on a,b,ca,b,c. Similarly, the matching generating functions of the weighted graphs Fa,b,c(i)(x,y,z)F^{(i)}_{a,b,c}(x,y,z) all have the form

β(a,b,c;x,y,z)2X(x2+2xyz+2y2z2)Y(2x2+5xyz+4y2z2)ZxTyQzK,\beta(a,b,c;x,y,z)2^{X'}(x^2+2xyz+2y^2z^2)^{Y'}(2x^2+5xyz+4y^2z^2)^{Z'}x^{T'}y^{Q'}z^{K'},

for some X,Y,Z,T,Q,KX',Y',Z',T',Q',K' depending only on a,b,ca,b,c. The proposed factorization captures the observed structure of these matching generating functions; the supplied text gives no resolution.

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Primary source

Tri Lai, “On the numbers of perfect matchings of trimmed Aztec rectangles”, arXiv:1504.00291 (2015).

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