Canonical-basis characterization conjecture for totally nonnegative double flag varieties

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Let GG be simply-laced, let λ1,λ2∈X++\lambda_1,\lambda_2\in X^{++} be regular dominant weights, and let ωΛλ1^{\omega}\Lambda_{\lambda_1} and Λλ2\Lambda_{\lambda_2} be the associated simple lowest- and highest-weight modules, with canonical basis B(ωΛλ1⊗Λλ2)\mathbf B(^{\omega}\Lambda_{\lambda_1}\otimes\Lambda_{\lambda_2}). Under the natural embedding

G/B+×G/B−⟶P(ωΛλ1⊗Λλ2),G/B^+\times G/B^-\longrightarrow \mathbb P(^{\omega}\Lambda_{\lambda_1}\otimes\Lambda_{\lambda_2}),

the set P(ωΛλ1⊗Λλ2)≥0\mathbb P(^{\omega}\Lambda_{\lambda_1}\otimes\Lambda_{\lambda_2})_{\geq0} consists of lines whose coordinates in this canonical basis are all nonnegative.

Canonical-basis characterization conjecture.

(G/B+×G/B−)≥0=(G/B+×G/B−)∩P(ωΛλ1⊗Λλ2)≥0.(G/B^+\times G/B^-)_{\geq0}=(G/B^+\times G/B^-)\cap\mathbb P(^{\omega}\Lambda_{\lambda_1}\otimes\Lambda_{\lambda_2})_{\geq0}.

This would give a representation-theoretic characterization of the totally nonnegative double flag variety analogous to the known characterization for totally nonnegative flag varieties. The supplied text presents the equality as the proposed description, but gives no resolution status.

References

Primary source

Xuhua He and Kaitao Xie, “Total positivity in twisted flag varieties”, arXiv:2602.09350 (2026).

Additional references

4 papers in this index state this conjecture (2012–2026). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2601.18636, arXiv:1801.02749, arXiv:1204.1991.

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