Multinomial monotonicity conjecture for intersection numbers of stable curves

For nonnegative integers d1,,dnd_1,\ldots,d_n satisfying

i=1ndi=3g3+n,\sum_{i=1}^{n}d_i=3g-3+n,

and with d1<d2d_1<d_2, let τd1τdng\langle\tau_{d_1}\cdots\tau_{d_n}\rangle_g denote the genus-gg intersection number of descendant classes on the moduli space of stable curves.

Multinomial monotonicity conjecture.

τd1τd2τdngτd1+1τd21τdng.\langle\tau_{d_1}\tau_{d_2}\cdots\tau_{d_n}\rangle_g\leq\langle\tau_{d_1+1}\tau_{d_2-1}\cdots\tau_{d_n}\rangle_g.

The inequality is motivated by the genus-zero multinomial formula and is proved in the source for genus 11; it is conjectured here for arbitrary genus, with the stated dimension constraint.

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Primary source

Kefeng Liu and Hao Xu, “Intersection numbers and automorphisms of stable curves”, arXiv:math/0608209 (2009).

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