Necessity of the zero-pattern condition for surjective DQSOs

Let SS be the simplex on which a discrete quadratic stochastic operator (DQSO) VV acts, and write its coefficients as Pij,kP_{ij,k}. Suppose that there is a sequence j_n_{n\geq1}\subset\mathbb N satisfying

Pjnjm,k=0,k{n,m}.P_{j_nj_m,k}=0,\qquad \forall k\notin\{n,m\}.

Necessity conjecture. If VV is surjective on SS, then there exists a sequence j_n_{n\geq1}\subset\mathbb N such that

Pjnjm,k=0,k{n,m}.P_{j_nj_m,k}=0,\qquad \forall k\notin\{n,m\}.

The displayed condition is known to be sufficient for surjectivity, but the paper does not prove its necessity; the conjecture is motivated by the examples constructed there.

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Farrukh Mukhamedov, Otabek Khakimov and Ahmad Fadillah Embong, “Projective surjectivity of quadratic stochastic operators L_1 and its application”, arXiv:2107.05290 (2021).

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