Haiman–Hugland k-Schur positivity conjecture for LLT polynomials

Let λ=(λ(0),λ(1),,λ(d1))\bm{\lambda}=(\lambda^{(0)},\lambda^{(1)},\ldots,\lambda^{(d-1)}) be a dd-tuple of skew partitions, and let c(x)c(x) denote the usual content of a cell xx in its component. Let ω\omega be the conjugate map on the symmetric-function ring, and let pp be an integer and k>0k>0 such that every cell xx of λ\bm{\lambda} satisfies

pc(x)<p+k.p\leq c(x)<p+k.

Haiman–Hugland's conjecture. The symmetric function

ωG~λ[X;q]\omega\tilde{G}_{\bm{\lambda}}[X;q]

is kk-Schur positive.

This is a strengthening of the known Schur positivity of LLT polynomials, asserting positivity in the more refined kk-Schur basis for tuples of skew partitions supported on kk adjacent diagonals. The source presents this as a conjecture of Haiman and Haglund; its resolution status is not specified here.

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Primary source

Seung Jin Lee, “Linear relations on LLT polynomials and their k-Schur positivity for k=2”, arXiv:1807.03951 (2018).

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