Nonnegative Laurent phenomenon conjecture for Somos-5 sequences

Let a1,a2,a_1,a_2,\dots be a Somos-5 sequence, meaning that every six consecutive terms satisfy

anan+5=an+1an+4+an+2an+3.a_n a_{n+5}=a_{n+1}a_{n+4}+a_{n+2}a_{n+3}.

The Somos-5 Laurent positivity conjecture. Every term ana_n is a Laurent polynomial with nonnegative integer coefficients in the first five terms a1,,a5a_1,\dots,a_5.

The Laurent-polynomial property itself is known, but the conjecture asks for coefficientwise nonnegativity. It is presented as an analogue of the preceding conjecture and concerns the cancellation-free structure of the Somos-5 recurrence.

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Primary source

Sergey Fomin and Andrei Zelevinsky, “Total positivity: tests and parametrizations”, arXiv:math/9912128 (1999).

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