The interval conjecture for degrees in quantum Schubert products

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Let XX be the Grassmannian, and let σλ\sigma_{\lambda} and σμ\sigma_{\mu} be Schubert classes indexed by Young diagrams. Write dmind_{\min} and dmaxd_{\max} for the smallest and largest degrees of qq occurring with nonzero coefficient in the quantum product σλσμ\sigma_{\lambda}*\sigma_{\mu}. Interval conjecture. The product σλσμ\sigma_{\lambda}*\sigma_{\mu} involves qdq^d for every integer dd satisfying

d[dmin,dmax].d\in [d_{\min},d_{\max}].

The claim predicts that the degrees appearing in a quantum Schubert product form an interval, addressing the problem of determining precisely which powers of qq occur. The source gives computational evidence but no resolution, so the conjecture remains open.

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Primary source

Alexander Yong, “Degree Bounds in Quantum Schubert Calculus”, arXiv:math/0112133 (2001).

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