Partial-fraction decomposition conjecture for flat-space wavefunctions

Let G=(V,E)G=(V,E) be a Feynman graph with nn vertices. Let F={H1,H2,,Hr}\mathcal{F}=\{H_1,H_2,\dots,H_r\} be the set of spanning subgraphs of GG, including their orientations, and write Hi1,,HisiH_i^1,\ldots,H_i^{s_i} for the connected components of HiH_i. For a connected oriented subgraph HH, let RH(X,Y)R_H(X,Y) be the rational function defined from the linear forms (H)\ell(H) and the admissible positive-degree connected subgraphs, with RH(X,Y)=0R_H(X,Y)=0 when HH contains a directed cycle.

Flat-space partial-fraction decomposition conjecture. The flat-space wavefunction can be decomposed into partial fractions as

ψflat=HiF(1)n1E(Hi)j=1siRHij(X,Y).\psi_{\text{flat}}=\sum_{H_i\in\mathcal{F}}(-1)^{n-1-|E(H_i)|}\prod_{j=1}^{s_i}R_{H_i^j}(X,Y).

This claim gives a graph-theoretic partial-fraction formula for the flat-space wavefunction. The source presents it as a conjecture but supplies no evidence of resolution in the provided text, so it remains open.

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Claudia Fevola, Guilherme L. Pimentel, Anna-Laura Sattelberger and Tom Westerdijk, “Algebraic Approaches to Cosmological Integrals”, arXiv:2410.14757 (2025).

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