KT conjecture for Jack polynomials

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Let λ\lambda and μ\mu be partitions, and let Pλ(x;τ)P_\lambda(x;\tau) denote the Jack polynomial. Write 1=(1,…,1)\bm1=(1,\ldots,1). KT conjecture. The following are equivalent:

Pλ(x+1;τ)Pλ(1;τ)−Pμ(x+1;τ)Pμ(1;τ)∈F⩾0R,∀x∈[0,∞)n.\frac{P_\lambda(x+\bm1;\tau)}{P_\lambda(\bm1;\tau)}-\frac{P_\mu(x+\bm1;\tau)}{P_\mu(\bm1;\tau)}\in\mathbb F_{\geqslant0}^{\mathbb R},\qquad \forall x\in[0,\infty)^n.
  1. For some fixed τ0∈[0,∞]\tau_0\in[0,\infty],
Pλ(x+1;τ0)Pλ(1;τ0)−Pμ(x+1;τ0)Pμ(1;τ0)⩾0,∀x∈[0,∞)n.\frac{P_\lambda(x+\bm1;\tau_0)}{P_\lambda(\bm1;\tau_0)}-\frac{P_\mu(x+\bm1;\tau_0)}{P_\mu(\bm1;\tau_0)}\geqslant0,\qquad \forall x\in[0,\infty)^n.
  1. λ\lambda weakly majorizes μ\mu. The conjecture is presented as the weak-majorization analogue of the preceding Jack conjecture; the supplied text gives no general resolution.
References

Primary source

Hong Chen, Apoorva Khare and Siddhartha Sahi, “Majorization via positivity of Jack and Macdonald polynomial differences”, arXiv:2509.19649 (2026).

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