The sign conjecture for Coxeter arrangements of types A and D

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Let VV be an nn-dimensional space, let H\mathcal{H} be a Coxeter arrangement of type AnA_n or DnD_n in VV, and let a∈Va\in V satisfy 0∈B(a,R)0\in\mathbb{B}(a,R). Assume that aa lies in the interior of a chamber TT of H\mathcal{H}. Sign conjecture. If H\mathcal{H} has type AnA_n and n≡2n\equiv 2 or 3(mod4)3\pmod 4, then

(−1)⌊(n+1)/4⌋(−1)TP(H,B(a,R))>0.(-1)^{\lfloor (n+1)/4\rfloor}(-1)^T P(\mathcal{H},\mathbb{B}(a,R))>0.

If H\mathcal{H} has type DnD_n and nn is odd, then

(−1)TP(H,B(a,R))<0.(-1)^T P(\mathcal{H},\mathbb{B}(a,R))<0.

This refines the parity-mismatch conjecture by predicting the sign rather than merely nonvanishing. The source presents computational evidence in low dimensions, while the general assertion remains open.

References

Primary source

Richard Ehrenborg, “Conjectures for cutting pizza with Coxeter arrangements”, arXiv:2410.13593 (2024).

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