Marginal bb-conjecture for map enumeration

For all n,f1n,f\geq 1 and partitions ν2n\nu\vdash 2n, let cμ,ν,n(b)c_{\mu,\nu,n}(b) denote the coefficient associated with maps having nn edges and vertex and face profiles μ\mu and ν\nu. Let ϑ(m)\vartheta(\mathfrak{m}) measure the non-orientability of a possibly non-orientable map m\mathfrak{m}, with ϑ(m)=0\vartheta(\mathfrak{m})=0 if and only if m\mathfrak{m} is orientable. Marginal bb-conjecture. For all n,f1n,f\geq 1 and ν2n\nu\vdash 2n,

μ2n\l(μ)=fcμ,ν,n(b)=mbϑ(m),\sum_{\substack{\mu\vdash 2n\l(\mu)=f}}c_{\mu,\nu,n}(b)=\sum_{\mathfrak{m}}b^{\vartheta(\mathfrak{m})},

where the sum on the right is over maps with nn edges and vertex and face profiles prescribed by μ\mu and ν\nu. This marginal identity refines the enumeration by a statistic of non-orientability; the supplied text gives no resolution status.

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Thomas Buc-d'Alché, “Enumeration of maps with the Dumitriu-Edelman model”, arXiv:2512.07753 (2026).

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