The cubic graph relation between Speyer and Tutte polynomials

Let GG be a connected cubic graph with nn vertices. Write the Tutte polynomial as

TG(x,y)=i,jti,j(G)xiyj.\mathsf{T}_G(x,y)=\sum_{i,j}t_{i,j}(G)x^iy^j.

Cubic Tutte relation conjecture. The second derivative of Speyer's polynomial satisfies

gG(0)=2nt0,1(G)4t0,2(G).g_G”(0)=2n\,t_{0,1}(G)-4t_{0,2}(G).

This would give a uniform relation between a coefficient of Speyer's polynomial and the first two relevant Tutte coefficients for connected cubic graphs. The paper reports data supporting the identity but does not prove it.

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Primary source

Erik Panzer, “Graph theoretic properties of Speyer's matroid polynomial g_M(t)”, arXiv:2506.18788 (2025).

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