The symmetrization conjecture for Rayleigh partition functions

Let EE be a finite set of size mm, let ω\omega be a weight function, and let Z(ω;y)Z(\omega;\mathbf y) be its partition function. Define the symmetrized weight and partition function by

Z~(ω;y)=1m!σSmZ(ω;yσ).\widetilde Z(\omega;\mathbf y)=\frac1{m!}\sum_{\sigma\in\mathfrak S_m}Z(\omega;\mathbf y_\sigma).

Symmetrization conjecture. If Z(ω;y)Z(\omega;\mathbf y) is Rayleigh, then Z~(ω;y)\widetilde Z(\omega;\mathbf y) is Rayleigh. This is stated as an equivalent form of the Big Conjecture and remains open.

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David G. Wagner, “Negatively correlated random variables and Mason's conjecture”, arXiv:math/0602648 (2006).

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