Polynomial-form volume conjecture for partial permutohedra

Let P(m,n){\mathcal{P}}(m,n) be the partial permutohedron, and let v(m,n)v(m,n) denote its normalized volume. For each relevant nn and ii, let pn,i(m)p_{n,i}(m) be a polynomial in mm. Polynomial-form volume conjecture. For arbitrary mm and nn, the normalized volume is

v(m,n)=(n+12)mm(n2)mpn,1(m)(n12)mpn,2(m)(n22)mpn,n2(m)(22)m,v(m,n)=\binom{n+1}{2}^m-m\binom{n}{2}^m-p_{n,1}(m)\binom{n-1}{2}^m-p_{n,2}(m)\binom{n-2}{2}^m-\ldots-p_{n,n-2}(m)\binom{2}{2}^m,

where pn,i(m)p_{n,i}(m) has degree 2i+12i+1 and positive leading coefficient. This extrapolates the sculpting formulas established for n4n\leq 4: the first two terms arise from the first two sculpting steps, while the general form and the stated polynomial properties remain conjectural.

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Roger E. Behrend, Federico Castillo, Anastasia Chavez, Alexander Diaz-Lopez, Laura Escobar, Pamela E. Harris and Erik Insko, “Partial permutohedra”, arXiv:2207.14253 (2025).

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