Integrality and positivity conjecture for Macdonald-type integral binomial coefficients

Let λ\lambda and μ\mu be partitions with λμ\lambda\supseteq\mu, and let BλμB_{\lambda\mu} be the integral binomial coefficient for the interpolation-polynomial family F\mathcal F. Let I+\mathbb I^+ denote the positivity semiring in the parametrization (γ,τ,α)(\gamma,\tau,\alpha), allowing the sign and powers of q=1+γq=1+\gamma, t=1+γτt=1+\gamma\tau and a=1+γαa=1+\gamma\alpha specified in the source. Integrality and positivity conjecture. For the families F=AM\mathcal F={A\mathrm{M}} and F=BM\mathcal F={B\mathrm{M}}, the coefficient BλμB_{\lambda\mu} lies in I+\mathbb I^+ in that sense. The adjacent case is established, whereas the general binomial-coefficient assertion is presented as open.

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Hong Chen and Siddhartha Sahi, “Interpolation Polynomials, Binomial Coefficients, and Symmetric Function Inequalities”, arXiv:2403.02490 (2026).

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