The odd half-turn-symmetric alternating sign matrix factorization conjecture

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Let Hn(x,y)H_n(x,y) be the generating function for half-turn-symmetric alternating sign matrices, and let Rn(x,μ)R_n(x,\mu), Tn(x,μ)T_n(x,\mu), and the polynomials S4n+1(x),S4n1(x)S_{4n+1}(x),S_{4n-1}(x) be as defined in the source. Odd half-turn factorization conjecture. It is conjectured that

H4n+1(x,1)=Rn(x,0)Tn(x,1)S4n+1(x),H_{4n+1}(x,1)=R_n(x,0)T_n(x,1)S_{4n+1}(x),

and

H4n1(x,1)=Rn1(x,1)Tn(x,0)S4n1(x),H_{4n-1}(x,1)=R_{n-1}(x,1)T_n(x,0)S_{4n-1}(x),

where S1(x),S3(x),S_1(x),S_3(x),\ldots are certain polynomials. The source reports this factorization as observed and tabulates initial examples, but gives no general proof.

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Primary source

David P. Robbins, “Symmetry Classes of Alternating Sign Matrices”, arXiv:math/0008045 (2000).

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