Schur-polynomial formulation of the self-conjugate-grid pointwise conjecture

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Let D\mathbb{D} be the unit disc and let z1:n∈Dnz_{1:n}\in\mathbb{D}^n be a self-conjugate grid. For integers 0≤k<n≤t0\leq k<n\leq t, let Qt,n,k\mathsf{Q}_{t,n,k}, s(t−n∣n−k−1)\mathsf{s}_{(t-n\mid n-k-1)}, and en−k\mathsf{e}_{n-k} denote the Schur-polynomial expressions defined in the source, with 1n1_n the all-ones vector.

Schur-polynomial pointwise conjecture. For all 0≤k<n≤t0\leq k<n\leq t,

∣Qt,n,k(z1:n+1n)∣≤1.|\mathsf{Q}_{t,n,k}(z_{1:n}+1_n)|\leq1.

If additionally Re⁡(z1:n)∈R+n\operatorname{Re}(z_{1:n})\in\mathbb{R}^n_+, then

∣s(t−n∣n−k−1)(z1:n)∣≤(tn)∣en−k(z1:n)∣.|\mathsf{s}_{(t-n\mid n-k-1)}(z_{1:n})|\leq\binom{t}{n}|\mathsf{e}_{n-k}(z_{1:n})|.

This is presented as an equivalent Schur-polynomial formulation of the preceding pointwise interpolation conjecture, so it should be treated as one mathematical claim rather than an independent restatement; the source gives no resolution.

References

Primary source

Dmitrii M. Ostrovskii and Pavel S. Shcherbakov, “Amplitude maximization in stable systems, Schur positivity, and some conjectures on polynomial interpolation”, arXiv:2508.13554 (2025).

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