The hook-number ratio conjecture for self-conjugate and distinct-odd partitions

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Let ah(n)a_h^*(n) and bh(n)b_h^*(n) denote the numbers of hooks of length hh among self-conjugate partitions of nn and partitions of nn into distinct odd parts, respectively. The hook-number ratio conjecture. For every integer h2h\geq2, there exists a constant γh>1\gamma_h^*>1 such that

ah(n)bh(n)γhas n.\frac{a_h^*(n)}{b_h^*(n)}\longrightarrow\gamma_h^*\qquad\text{as }n\to\infty.

This extends the comparison of hook statistics to two equinumerous families of partitions. The source presents it as an unresolved conjecture and notes that further questions about the behavior of γh\gamma_h^* are not addressed.

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William Craig, Madeline Locus Dawsey and Guo-Niu Han, “Inequalities and asymptotics for hook numbers in restricted partitions”, arXiv:2311.15013 (2026).

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