Equality of limiting zero proportions in symmetric-group character tables

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For each nn, let SnS_n be the symmetric group, and let zI(Sn)z_I(S_n), zI ⁣I(Sn)z_{I\!I}(S_n), and z(Sn)z(S_n) denote respectively the proportions of character-table zeros of type I, of type II, and of all zeros in the character table of SnS_n. Equality conjecture. The three limiting proportions exist and are equal:

lim⁡n→∞zI(Sn)=lim⁡n→∞zI ⁣I(Sn)=lim⁡n→∞z(Sn).\lim_{n\to\infty}z_I(S_n)=\lim_{n\to\infty}z_{I\!I}(S_n)=\lim_{n\to\infty}z(S_n).

The equality is proposed on the basis of the reported Monte Carlo data, and no proof or resolution is given.

References

Primary source

Alexander R. Miller and Danny Scheinerman, “Large-scale Monte Carlo simulations for zeros in character tables of symmetric groups”, arXiv:2310.07500 (2024).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2015–2023). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1502.02902.

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