Strong Stanley conjecture for Jack Littlewood–Richardson coefficients

Let cμνλc_{\mu\nu}^{\lambda} be the ordinary Littlewood–Richardson coefficient. For a triple of partitions (μ,ν,λ)(\mu,\nu,\lambda), let SDμνλ\mathsf{SD}_{\mu\nu}^{\lambda} denote the set of Stanley diagrams, and let [D][\bm D] denote evaluation of the corresponding hook-symbol rational function at the associated α\alpha-hook lengths. Strong Stanley conjecture. If

cμνλ=1,c_{\mu\nu}^{\lambda}=1,

then there exists a Stanley diagram DSDμνλ\bm D\in\mathsf{SD}_{\mu\nu}^{\lambda} such that

gμνλ=[D].g_{\mu\nu}^{\lambda}=[\bm D].

Moreover, D\bm D may be chosen with equal numbers of upper hooks in its numerator and denominator, and hence equal numbers of lower hooks. This is Stanley’s motivating conjecture for the diagrammatic formulation; the source does not state a resolution.

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Ryan Mickler, “Hidden Structure of Jack Littlewood-Richardson Coefficients”, arXiv:2605.10608 (2026).

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