Mascia et al.'s primality conjecture for polyominoes

Let P\mathcal{P} be a polyomino. A polyomino is prime when its inner 2-minors ideal is prime, and a zig-zag walk is the configuration referred to in the source; every prime polyomino contains no zig-zag walk.

Mascia et al.'s conjecture. P\mathcal{P} is prime if and only if P\mathcal{P} contains no zig-zag walk.

The conjecture would give a characterization of primality for polyominoes. The forward implication is known, while the converse is presented as conjectural; its general status is open.

References

Primary source

Hong Wang and Jin Guo, “A class of polyocollection ideals with quadratic Gröbner bases”, arXiv:2607.22108 (2026).

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