The tropical minimum conjecture for theta-function combinations

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Let Θv\Theta_v be the theta functions indexed by the relevant tropical points, and let ava_v be non-zero coefficients. For a linear combination avΘv\sum a_v\Theta_v, write (avΘv)trop(\sum a_v\Theta_v)^{\mathrm{trop}} for its tropicalization and Θvtrop\Theta_v^{\mathrm{trop}} for the tropicalization of an individual theta function. Tropical minimum conjecture. For any linear combination with non-zero coefficients,

(avΘv)trop=minΘvtrop.\left(\sum a_v\Theta_v\right)^{\mathrm{trop}}=\min \Theta_v^{\mathrm{trop}}.

The source notes that one has the inequality \geq a priori and proposes equality as the third basic conjecture needed for the theta-function basis construction. Its resolution status is not given.

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Sean Keel and Logan White, “Theta Function Basis of the Cox ring of Postive 2d Looijenga pairs”, arXiv:2412.01774 (2024).

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