The maximal-element invariance conjecture for induced poset saturation

Let P\mathcal P be a finite poset, and let P˙\dot{\mathcal P} be the poset obtained by adding a new element greater than every element of P\mathcal P. Let sat(n,P)\operatorname{sat}^*(n,\mathcal P) denote the induced saturation number of P\mathcal P. Maximal-element invariance conjecture. The function sat(n,P)\operatorname{sat}^*(n,\mathcal P) is bounded if and only if sat(n,P˙)\operatorname{sat}^*(n,\dot{\mathcal P}) is bounded. The conjecture is motivated by the fact that, for a poset without a unique maximal element, every saturated family contains the full set, so adding a maximal element may preserve boundedness of the saturation number.

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Maria-Romina Ivan and Sean Jaffe, “Gluing Posets and the Dichotomy of Poset Saturation Numbers”, arXiv:2503.12223 (2026).

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