Lin–Zeng's Jacobi–Stirling transformations conjecture

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Let JSnk(z)\text{JS}_n^k(z) and Jcnk(z)\text{Jc}_n^k(z) denote the Jacobi–Stirling numbers of the second and first kinds, respectively, and let (xk)k0(x_k)_{k\geq 0} be a sequence. Define the two transformations

yn=k=0nJSnk(z)xkandwn=k=0nJcnk(z)xk.y_n=\sum_{k=0}^{n}\text{JS}_n^k(z)x_k\quad\text{and}\quad w_n=\sum_{k=0}^{n}\text{Jc}_n^k(z)x_k.

Lin–Zeng's conjecture. The Jacobi–Stirling transformations of the two kinds preserve log-convexity for z=0,1z=0,1. This conjecture concerns preservation of log-convexity by the transformations associated with the Jacobi–Stirling numbers. The source attributes it to Lin and Zeng; the supplied material gives no evidence that it has been resolved.

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Bao-Xuan Zhu, “q-log-convexity from linear transformations and polynomials with only real zeros”, arXiv:1609.01544 (2018).

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