Interval conjecture for (n−2,2)(n-2,2) in the immersion poset

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For a partition μ\mu of nn, let

Aμ={λ∣(1n)⩽Iλ⩽Iμ}A_\mu=\{\lambda\mid(1^n)\leqslant_I\lambda\leqslant_I\mu\}

be its lower interval in the immersion poset, and let ⋖I\lessdot_I denote a cover relation. The (n−2,2)(n-2,2) interval conjecture states that, for n=5n=5 or n⩾9n\geqslant9,

A(n−2,2)={(1n),(2,1n−2),(2,2,1n−4),(n−2,2)},A_{(n-2,2)}=\{(1^n),(2,1^{n-2}),(2,2,1^{n-4}),(n-2,2)\},

with cover chain

(1n)⋖I(2,1n−2)⋖I(2,2,1n−4)⋖I(n−2,2).(1^n)\lessdot_I(2,1^{n-2})\lessdot_I(2,2,1^{n-4})\lessdot_I(n-2,2).

Determining such intervals clarifies the immersion poset and the Schur-positivity of associated interval power sums; this claim is presented as a conjecture in the paper and remains open.

References

Primary source

Lisa Johnston, David Kenepp, Evuilynn Nguyen, Digjoy Paul, Anne Schilling, Mary Claire Simone and Regina Zhou, “The immersion poset on partitions”, arXiv:2404.07393 (2024).

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