Aliniaeifard, van Willigenburg and Wang's spider e-positivity conjecture

For a partition ambda=ambda1\dotsmambdadambda=ambda_1\dotsmambda_d of n1n-1 with d3d\ge 3, the spider S(λ)S(\lambda) is the nn-vertex tree consisting of paths of lengths λ1,,λd\lambda_1,\dots,\lambda_d with a common end. A graph is ee-positive when its chromatic symmetric function has nonnegative coefficients in the elementary symmetric-function basis. Aliniaeifard, van Willigenburg and Wang's conjecture. For any integer m1m\ge 1, the spider S(4m+2,2m,1)S(4m+2,\,2m,\,1) is ee-positive. The source attributes this conjecture to Aliniaeifard, van Willigenburg and Wang and gives no resolution.

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Davion Q. B. Tang, David G. L. Wang and Monica M. Y. Wang, “The spiders S(4m+2,\,2m,\,1) are e-positive”, arXiv:2405.04915 (2025).

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