Nonnegative order polynomial coefficients for width-two posets

Let λ/μ[m]×[n]\lambda/\mu\subset [m]\times[n] be a skew shape encoding a width-two poset Rλ/μR_{\lambda/\mu}, with m+nm+n elements. Width-two positivity conjecture.

(m+n)!Ω(Rλ/μ;t)Z0[t].(m+n)!\cdot\Omega(R_{\lambda/\mu};t)\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}[t].

Thus the normalized order polynomial has nonnegative coefficients. The conjecture is supported in the source by calculations for chains of sizes m,n5m,n\leq5.

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Luis Ferroni, Alejandro H. Morales and Greta Panova, “Skew shapes, Ehrhart positivity and beyond”, arXiv:2503.16403 (2026).

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