Total positivity of the barycentric subdivision operator

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Let F\mathcal{F} be the barycentric subdivision, and let HFH_{\mathcal{F}} denote its associated operator. A matrix is totally positive if every minor of every order is positive, and HFH_{\mathcal{F}} is TP when it is totally positive. Total-positivity conjecture. The matrix HFH_{\mathcal{F}} is TP. This would strengthen the known result that HFH_{\mathcal{F}} is TP2_2, and would extend the corresponding theorem for the rrth-edgewise subdivision; the source offers experimental evidence but does not report a proof.

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Lili Mu and Volkmar Welker, “Total positivity and two inequalities by Athanasiadis and Tzanaki”, arXiv:2404.03500 (2024).

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