Shifted Schur Q-function lattice positivity conjecture

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Let λ/μ\lambda/\mu and ν/ρ\nu/\rho be skew shifted shapes. For partitions, define componentwise operations

λν=(max(λ1,ν1),max(λ2,ν2),),λν=(min(λ1,ν1),min(λ2,ν2),),\lambda\vee\nu=({\rm \max}(\lambda_1,\nu_1),{\rm \max}(\lambda_2,\nu_2),\ldots),\qquad \lambda\wedge\nu=(\min(\lambda_1,\nu_1),\min(\lambda_2,\nu_2),\ldots),

and extend them to skew shifted shapes by (λ/μ)(ν/ρ)=(λν)/(μρ)(\lambda/\mu)\vee(\nu/\rho)=(\lambda\vee\nu)/(\mu\vee\rho) and (λ/μ)(ν/ρ)=(λν)/(μρ)(\lambda/\mu)\wedge(\nu/\rho)=(\lambda\wedge\nu)/(\mu\wedge\rho). Shifted Schur QQ-function lattice positivity conjecture. The difference

Q(λ/μ)(ν/ρ)Q(λ/μ)(ν/ρ)Qλ/μQν/ρQ_{(\lambda/\mu)\vee(\nu/\rho)}Q_{(\lambda/\mu)\wedge(\nu/\rho)}-Q_{\lambda/\mu}Q_{\nu/\rho}

is a non-negative combination of Schur QQ-functions. The source notes that the analogous difference is already known to be a nonnegative sum of peak functions, while this stronger Schur QQ-positivity assertion remains conjectural.

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Primary source

Thomas Lam and Pavlo Pylyavskyy, “Temperley-Lieb pfaffinants and Schur Q-positivity conjectures”, arXiv:math/0612842 (2006).

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