Cardinality formula conjecture for looms

Let Ln,m\mathfrak{L}_{n,m} be the family of looms and write Hn,m=Ln,mH_{n,m}=\lvert\mathfrak{L}_{n,m}\rvert. Let Tm,kT_{m,k} be defined by

Tm,k=(2k+1)Tm1,k+2kTm1,k1,T_{m,k}=(2k+1)T_{m-1,k}+2kT_{m-1,k-1},

with T0,0=1T_{0,0}=1 and T0,k=0T_{0,k}=0 for every k1k\geq 1. Cardinality formula conjecture. The cardinality satisfies

Hn,m=k=0mi=0k(1)mi(ki)(2i+1)m(2k+1)n=k=0m(1)mkTm,k(2k+1)n.H_{n,m}=\sum_{k=0}^m\sum_{i=0}^k(-1)^{m-i}\binom{k}{i}(2i+1)^m(2k+1)^n =\sum_{k=0}^m(-1)^{m-k}T_{m,k}(2k+1)^n.

The claim gives an explicit enumeration formula and an equivalent recurrence-based expression for the cardinalities of looms; the supplied text gives no evidence of resolution.

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Andrea Rivezzi, “On the universal Drinfeld-Yetter algebra”, arXiv:2404.16786 (2024).

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