LQYZ's non-Schur-positivity conjecture for products of chains

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Let m\textbf m and n\textbf n denote chains indexed by the positive integers mm and nn, and let m×n\textbf m\times\textbf n be their product lattice. A lattice is Schur positive when the chromatic symmetric function of its incomparability graph is Schur positive. LQYZ's conjecture. For any positive integer pair (m,n)(m,n) such that m8m\ge 8 and n2n\ge 2, or that mn+5m\ge n+5 and n3n\ge 3, the lattice m×n\textbf m\times\textbf n is not Schur positive. This extends a known theorem for a subfamily of products of chains and predicts the full non-Schur-positive range described in the conjecture. The supplied text gives no resolution, so the conjecture remains open.

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David G. L. Wang and K. Zhang, “Exact thresholds for Schur positivity of the lattices m2 and m3”, arXiv:2510.03116 (2026).

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