The sign conjecture for Coxeter arrangements of types A and D

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 aVa\in V satisfy 0B(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 n2n\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.

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

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