Pattern conjecture for eigenvalues in the perfect matchings association scheme

Consider the perfect matchings association scheme on K2kK_{2k}, with classes indexed by partitions and modules indexed by partitions. For an integer ii, let [2k2i,2i][2k-2i,2i] and [2k2i,2,,2][2k-2i,2,\ldots,2] denote the indicated modules.

Eigenvalue pattern conjecture. The eigenvalues of the class [2k][2k] corresponding to these modules are, respectively,

(2i3)!!(2k2i2)!!-(2i-3)!!(2k-2i-2)!!

and

(1)i(i!)(2k2i2)!!.(-1)^i(i!)(2k-2i-2)!!.

The statement records patterns observed in the character tables of the perfect matchings association scheme. The source presents them as further work rather than proving them, and gives no resolution beyond the displayed formulas.

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Primary source

Mahsa N. Shirazi, “An extension of the Erdős-Ko-Rado theorem to set-wise 2-intersecting families of perfect matchings”, arXiv:2110.02175 (2021).

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