Standard-partition conjecture for q-Catalan germs

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Let L=Za−1\mathcal{L}=\mathbb{Z}^{a-1}, let Box⁡\operatorname{Box} be the fundamental box, and for coprime a,ca,c let c′c' be the largest integer less than cc with gcd⁡(a,c′)=1\gcd(a,c')=1. A standard set is a set of lattice points whose tilted-height generating function is a monomial times [a]q[a]_q. Standard-partition conjecture. For every integer cc with 1≤c≤(a−1)21\leq c\leq(a-1)^2 and gcd⁡(a,c)=1\gcd(a,c)=1, the set

L∩Box⁡[c′+1,c]\mathcal{L}\cap\operatorname{Box}[c'+1,c]

has a standard partition. Such partitions would support the positivity and lattice interpretation of q-Catalan germs; the source leaves the assertion as a conjecture.

References

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Drew Armstrong, “Lattice Points and Rational q-Catalan Numbers”, arXiv:2403.06318 (2026).

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