Minkowski difference conjecture for type A MV polytopes

Let QQ be an MV polytope of type AA, and let Q(θI)Q(\theta_I) denote the Schubert matroid polytope associated with I[n]I\subseteq [n]. For collections C1,C22[n]\mathcal{C}_1,\mathcal{C}_2\subseteq 2^{[n]}, let aIa_I and bIb_I be positive numbers. Minkowski difference conjecture. There exist C1\mathcal{C}_1 and C2\mathcal{C}_2 such that

Q=IC1aIQ(θI)IC2bIQ(θI).Q=\sum_{I\in\mathcal{C}_1}a_IQ(\theta_I)-\sum_{I\in\mathcal{C}_2}b_IQ(\theta_I).

This proposes that every type AA MV polytope can be expressed as a Minkowski sum and difference of Schubert matroid polytopes, extending the preceding characterization of Minkowski sums that are MV polytopes; the conjecture is presented without a resolution in the source.

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Gleb A. Koshevoy, Fang Li and Lujun Zhang, “Stability of Type A Mirković-Vilonen Polytopes under Minkowski Sum via Weak Separation”, arXiv:2605.25023 (2026).

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