The complete bipartite and 4-partite Speyer polynomial formulas

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For n≥3n\geq3, let K3,n=K‾3∨K‾nK_{3,n}=\overline{K}_3\vee\overline{K}_n and K1,1,1,n≅K3∨K‾nK_{1,1,1,n}\cong K_3\vee\overline{K}_n.

Complete multipartite formula conjecture. Their Speyer polynomials are

gK3,n(t)=t(nt2+nt+t+2)(2+t)n−1−3t(1+t)n+1g_{K_{3,n}}(t)=t(nt^2+nt+t+2)(2+t)^{n-1}-3t(1+t)^{n+1}

and

gK1,1,1,n(t)=t(nt2+nt+t+2)(2+t)n−1.g_{K_{1,1,1,n}}(t)=t(nt^2+nt+t+2)(2+t)^{n-1}.

These formulas imply the quadratic growth N2(K3,n)=N2(K1,1,1,n)=−n(n−3)/2\mathsf{N}_2(K_{3,n})=\mathsf{N}_2(K_{1,1,1,n})=-n(n-3)/2 and are supported by the computations in the paper.

References

Primary source

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

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