Orthogonality conjecture for the four split decompositions

Under Assumption, let DD be the diameter and let V~ij{\tilde V}^{\downarrow \downarrow}_{ij}, V~rs{\tilde V}^{\uparrow \uparrow}_{rs}, V~ij{\tilde V}^{\downarrow \uparrow}_{ij}, and V~rs{\tilde V}^{\uparrow \downarrow}_{rs} denote the four split-decomposition spaces. Orthogonality conjecture. For 0i,jD0 \leq i,j\leq D, the spaces

V~ijandV~rs{\tilde V}^{\downarrow \downarrow}_{ij}\quad\text{and}\quad {\tilde V}^{\uparrow \uparrow}_{rs}

are orthogonal unless i+r=Di+r=D and j+s=Dj+s=D. Moreover,

V~ijandV~rs{\tilde V}^{\downarrow \uparrow}_{ij}\quad\text{and}\quad {\tilde V}^{\uparrow \downarrow}_{rs}

are orthogonal unless i+r=Di+r=D and j+s=Dj+s=D. This would describe the orthogonality pattern among the split-decomposition spaces under the stated assumption; the source gives no resolution of the conjecture.

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Tatsuro Ito and Paul Terwilliger, “Distance-regular graphs and the q-tetrahedron algebra”, arXiv:math/0608694 (2006).

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