The scalar strong BMV coefficient conjecture

Let gPposg\in\mathbf{P}^{\mathrm{pos}}, let ai,bia_i,b_i be positive, and let nn be a positive integer. Define polynomials fi(x)f_i(x) by

i=1n(x+g(ai+biy))=fi(x)yi.\prod_{i=1}^n\bigl(x+g(a_i+b_i y)\bigr)=\sum f_i(x)y^i.

The scalar strong BMV coefficient conjecture. Every fif_i belongs to Ppos\mathbf{P}^{\mathrm{pos}}, and consecutive coefficients satisfy

fifi+1.f_i\longleftarrow f_{i+1}.

The source presents this as a special case of the composition conjecture and does not prove it in general.

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Primary source

Steve Fisk, “Polynomials, roots, and interlacing”, arXiv:math/0612833 (2008).

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