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),S4n−1(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

H4n−1(x,1)=Rn−1(x,1)Tn(x,0)S4n−1(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.

References

Primary source

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

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