The integer-numerator conjecture for the stationary distribution of the finite k-chain

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Let k≥2k\geq 2, let Rk\mathcal{R}_k be the state space of the finite kk-chain, let π\pi be its stationary distribution, and set

Mk=∏j=1k(2jj).M_k=\prod_{j=1}^k\binom{2j}{j}.

For each λ∈Rk\lambda\in\mathcal{R}_k, write AλA_\lambda for an integer. Integer-numerator conjecture. For every λ∈Rk\lambda\in\mathcal{R}_k, we have

π(λ)=AλMk.\pi(\lambda)=\frac{A_\lambda}{M_k}.

This conjectures that all stationary probabilities have the common denominator MkM_k after clearing denominators, based on computations for k≤6k\leq 6.

References

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Svante Linusson and Alperen Özdemir, “The k-Plancherel measure and a Finite Markov Chain”, arXiv:2512.24346 (2025).

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