Kapranov–Schechtman's total-positivity conjecture for finite Coxeter groups

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Let (W,S)(W,S) be a finite Coxeter group of rank ∣S∣=n|S|=n. For subsets I,J⊂SI,J\subset S, let WIW_I and WJW_J be the parabolic subgroups of WW of types II and JJ, respectively. Define the metamatrix M(W)=(Mpq)0≤p,q≤nM(W)=(M_{pq})_{0\leq p,q\leq n} by

Mpq=∑I,J⊂S,∣I∣=p,∣J∣=q∣WI\W/WJ∣.M_{pq}=\sum_{I,J\subset S,|I|=p,|J|=q}|W_I\backslash W/W_J|.

Kapranov–Schechtman's conjecture. The metamatrix M(W)M(W) is totally positive.

This extends the known type-AA result, where W=SnW=S_n, to arbitrary finite real reflection groups. The conjecture is proved in the source for type BB and the exceptional types, while the general finite-Coxeter-group case remains open.

References

Primary source

Zhentao Wang, Jiawen Xie and Xuhang Zhang, “On the Total Positivity of Contingency Metamatrices”, arXiv:2503.02213 (2025).

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