The diagram q-Foulkes equivalence conjecture

Let α,β,γ,δ\alpha,\beta,\gamma,\delta be partitions such that

eα[eβ]=eγ[eδ].e_{\alpha'}[e_{\beta'}]=e_{\gamma'}[e_{\delta'}].

Write s\prec_s for strict Schur order and let SρS_\rho denote the corresponding qq-analogue used in the paper. The diagram q-Foulkes equivalence conjecture.

sα[sβ]ssγ[sδ]if and only if0sSγ[Sδ]Sα[Sβ]1q.s_\alpha[s_\beta]\prec_s s_\gamma[s_\delta] \qquad\text{if and only if}\qquad 0\prec_s\frac{S_\gamma[S_\delta]-S_\alpha[S_\beta]}{1-q}.

This proposed equivalence would reduce the diagrammatic qq-versions to the q=0q=0 Schur-positivity condition. It was checked computationally for the configurations considered in the paper, but the general assertion remains open.

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François Bergeron, “A q-Analog of Foulke's conjecture”, arXiv:1602.08134 (2016).

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