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,JSI,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)0p,qnM(W)=(M_{pq})_{0\leq p,q\leq n} by

Mpq=I,JS,I=p,J=qWI\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.

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

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