The growth-rate conjecture for triangulations with at least six triangles at each internal vertex

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Let ana_n be the number of triangulations of a fixed convex nn-gon such that at least six triangles meet at each internal vertex. Let bn=dim⁡Inv⁡G2(V(λ1)⊗n)b_n=\dim \operatorname{Inv}_{G_2}(V(\lambda_1)^{\otimes n}), and let

B(x)=∑n=0∞bnxn.B(x)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}b_nx^n.

The radius of convergence of the generating function A(x)=1+x2+∑nanxnA(x)=1+x^2+\sum_n a_nx^n is at least B(1/7)/7B(1/7)/7. The growth-rate conjecture. If ana_n and bnb_n are defined as above, then

lim⁡n→∞ann=7∑n=0∞bn7−n=6.811….\lim_{n\to\infty}\sqrt[n]{a_n}=\frac{7}{\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}b_n7^{-n}}=6.811\ldots.

Numerical evidence supports the assertion that the radius of convergence of A(x)A(x) is exactly B(1/7)/7B(1/7)/7, equivalently that the displayed exponential growth rate holds. No proof or resolution is given in the source.

References

Primary source

Greg Kuperberg, “Spiders for rank 2 Lie algebras”, arXiv:q-alg/9712003 (1997).

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