Kirillov–Klyachko saturation conjecture for reduced Kronecker coefficients

For partitions λ,μ,ν\lambda,\mu,\nu, let gˉλμν\bar g_{\lambda\mu}^{\nu} denote the reduced (or stable) Kronecker coefficient. The saturation property concerns simultaneous scaling of the three partitions.

Kirillov–Klyachko conjecture. The reduced Kronecker coefficients satisfy

gˉkλ,kμkν0 for some k1gˉλμν0.\bar g_{k\lambda,k\mu}^{k\nu}\ne0\text{ for some }k\geq1\quad\Longrightarrow\quad\bar g_{\lambda\mu}^{\nu}\ne0.

This conjecture was refuted in general: for every k3k\geq3, (1k21,1k21,kk1)(1^{k^2-1},1^{k^2-1},k^{k-1}) is a counterexample. Thus the proposed saturation property fails, although special cases may remain valid.

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Tao Gui, “Conjectures on the reduced Kronecker coefficients”, arXiv:2210.14668 (2026).

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