Two-sided majorization conjecture for cyclotomic generating functions

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Let

f(q)=k=1m[ak]q[bk]qΦ+,f(q)=\prod_{k=1}^m \frac{[a_k]_q}{[b_k]_q}\in\Phi^{+},

where a1ama_1\leq\cdots\leq a_m and b1bmb_1\leq\cdots\leq b_m. Two-sided majorization conjecture. For every \ell, one has

k=1akk=1bkandk=makk=mbk.\sum_{k=1}^{\ell}a_k\geq\sum_{k=1}^{\ell}b_k \qquad\text{and}\qquad \sum_{k=\ell}^{m}a_k\geq\sum_{k=\ell}^{m}b_k.

Equivalently, the multiset of numerator parameters weakly majorizes the multiset of denominator parameters from both sides. The conjecture strengthens the partial inequalities established earlier in the paper and has implications for the structure of positive cyclotomic generating functions.

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Primary source

Sara C. Billey and Joshua P. Swanson, “Cyclotomic generating functions”, arXiv:2305.07620 (2024).

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