Mainiero's generalized W Poincaré polynomial conjecture

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Let n≥3n\geq 3 and let d⃗\vec{d} be a dimension vector. Write PnW(y)=P(∣Wn,d⃗⟩;y)P^{\mathrm{W}}_n(y)=P\left(\lvert\mathrm{W}_{n,\vec{d}}\rangle;y\right). Mainiero's generalized W Poincaré polynomial conjecture. For all n≥3n\geq 3 and dimension vectors d⃗\vec{d},

PnW(y)=3+3yn−2.P^{\mathrm{W}}_n(y)=3+3y^{n-2}.

This is the closed-form expression paired in the source with the generalized GHZ formula, and is motivated by numerical evidence for the independence of the polynomial from the local Hilbert-space dimensions. Its resolution is not specified here.

References

Primary source

Christian Ferko and Keiichiro Furuya, “Entanglement cohomology for GHZ and W states”, arXiv:2512.19889 (2025).

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