Ross–Yong conjecture for Grothendieck polynomials

Let wSnw\in S_n and γZ0n\gamma\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}^n. Write gw,γ=#{PPipes(w)wt(P)=γ}g_{w,\gamma}=\#\{P\in {\sf Pipes}(w)\mid {\tt wt}(P)=\gamma\}, and let KKoh(w,γ){{\sf KKoh}}(w,\gamma) be the set of diagrams obtainable from the diagram D(w)D(w) by successive Kohnert and K-Kohnert moves, with weight γ\gamma. Ross–Yong conjecture. The equality

gw,γ=#KKoh(w,γ)g_{w,\gamma}=\#{{\sf KKoh}}(w,\gamma)

holds. The conjecture proposed a diagrammatic rule for Grothendieck polynomials; it is false, as shown by the counterexample in this paper.

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Colleen Robichaux, “A counterexample to the Ross–Yong conjecture for Grothendieck polynomials”, arXiv:2403.14538 (2025).

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