Terwilliger systems' rank-generating polynomial factorization conjecture

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Let Φ\Phi be a TD system with diameter dd, and let ρ0,ρ1,…,ρd\rho_0,\rho_1,\ldots,\rho_d be the corresponding scalars from Corollary 3.4. Consider the polynomial

P(t)=∑i=0dρitiP(t)=\sum_{i=0}^d\rho_i t^i

in the variable tt.

Terwilliger systems' rank-generating polynomial factorization conjecture. There exist positive integers d1,d2,…,dnd_1,d_2,\ldots,d_n whose sum is dd such that

P(t)=(1+t+t2+⋯+td1)(1+t+t2+⋯+td2)⋯(1+t+t2+⋯+tdn).P(t)=(1+t+t^2+\cdots+t^{d_1})(1+t+t^2+\cdots+t^{d_2})\cdots(1+t+t^2+\cdots+t^{d_n}).

This conjecture predicts a product decomposition for the polynomial formed from the associated scalars of a TD system. The supplied source context does not state a proof or disproof, so its general status remains open.

References

Primary source

Tatsuro Ito, Kenichiro Tanabe and Paul Terwilliger, “Some algebra related to P-and Q-polynomial association schemes”, arXiv:math/0406556 (2004).

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