Basso–Dixon fishnet determinant conjecture

For integers nm2n\geq m\geq2, let Gm,n\overline{G}_{m,n} be the mm-row, nn-column fishnet graph and let fGm,n(z)f_{\overline{G}_{m,n}}(z) denote its graphical function. Define the m×mm\times m Hankel matrix H=(Hi,j)i,j=1,,mH=(H_{i,j})_{i,j=1,\ldots,m} by

Hi,j(z)=(nm+i+j2)!(nm+i+j1)!fG1,nm+i+j1(z).H_{i,j}(z)=(n-m+i+j-2)!(n-m+i+j-1)!f_{\overline{G}_{1,n-m+i+j-1}}(z).

Basso–Dixon fishnet determinant conjecture.

fGm,n(z)=detH(z)k=nmn+m1k!.f_{\overline{G}_{m,n}}(z)=\frac{\det H(z)}{\displaystyle\prod_{k=n-m}^{n+m-1}k!}.

This conjecture gives all rectangular fishnet graphical functions with nm2n\geq m\geq2 in terms of the one-row ladder functions. The one-row case is known, but the supplied text describes the general fishnets as unsolved and gives no resolution of the determinant formula.

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Michael Borinsky and Oliver Schnetz, “Graphical functions in even dimensions”, arXiv:2105.05015 (2026).

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