Integer-polynomial positivity conjecture for stable-center structure constants

Let Φq \Phi_q be the set of monic irreducible polynomials over Fq \mathbb F_q other than tt, and let ΦZ \Phi_{\mathbb Z} be the set of monic irreducible polynomials in Z[t] \mathbb Z[t] other than tt. For λ,μ,νP(ΦZ) \boldsymbol{\lambda},\boldsymbol{\mu},\boldsymbol{\nu}\in\mathcal P(\Phi_{\mathbb Z}), view their supports over Fq \mathbb F_q whenever ΦZ(λ),ΦZ(μ),ΦZ(ν)Φq \Phi_{\mathbb Z}(\boldsymbol{\lambda}),\Phi_{\mathbb Z}(\boldsymbol{\mu}),\Phi_{\mathbb Z}(\boldsymbol{\nu})\subset\Phi_q.

Integer-polynomial positivity conjecture. There is a polynomial Aλμν(q)Z[q] A_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}({\bf q})\in\mathbb Z[{\bf q}] such that

aλμν=Aλμν(q)a^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}=A_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}(q)

for every prime power qq satisfying the support condition. Define A~λμν(q)=Aλμν(q+1) \widetilde A_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}({\bf q})=A_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}({\bf q}+1). Then

aλμν=A~λμν(q1),a^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}=\widetilde A_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}(q-1),

and A~λμνN[q] \widetilde A_{{\boldsymbol{\lambda}}{\boldsymbol{\mu}}}^{{\boldsymbol{\nu}}}\in\mathbb N[{\bf q}].

This conjecture proposes polynomial dependence on qq together with positivity after shifting the variable by one. It is supported by all examples computed in the cited section, but no proof or resolution is given.

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Primary source

Jinkui Wan and Weiqiang Wang, “Stability of the centers of group algebras of GL_n(q)”, arXiv:1805.08796 (2019).

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