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An Elliptic Hypergeometric Function Approach to Branching Rules

Number theory · math.CO · math.NT · posed by Chul-hee Lee, Eric M. Rains, S. Ole Warnaar · open

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For m, r nonnegative integers, P(mr)(q,t)=∑λ⊂(mr)2−core⁡(λ)=0fλ(q−m,qr/T;q,t)K~(mr)−λ(q,t,T;±q1/2,±t1/2)P_{\left(m^{r}\right)}(q,t)=\sum_{\substack{\lambda \subset\left(m^{r}\right)\\2-\operatorname{core}(\lambda)=0}}f_{\lambda}\left(q^{-m},q^{r}/T;q,t\right)\tilde{K}_{\left(m^{r}\right)-\lambda}\left(q,t,T;\pm q^{1/2},\pm t^{1/2}\right) and for m, r, n nonnegative integers such that r \leq n, P(mr)(x±;q,t)=∑λ⊂(mr)2−core⁡(λ)=0fλ(q−m,q−(n−r);q,t)P(mr)−λ(Cn,Bn)(x;q,t,t),P_{\left(m^{r}\right)}\left(x^{\pm};q,t\right)=\sum_{\substack{\lambda \subset\left(m^{r}\right)\\2-\operatorname{core}(\lambda)=0}}f_{\lambda}\left(q^{-m},q^{-(n-r)};q,t\right)P_{\left(m^{r}\right)-\lambda}^{\left(\mathrm{C}_{n},\mathrm{B}_{n}\right)}(x;q,t,t), where fλ(w,z;q,t):=(qt)∣λ∣/2q2n^o(λ′)−2n^e(λ′)tne(λ)−no(λ)×Cλ0(w;q,t)Cλ0(qw/t;q,t)Cλ−,e(t;q,t)Cλ−,o(q;q,t)Cλ+,e(qw2z2/t2;q,t)Cλ+,o(w2z2/t;q,t).\begin{aligned}f_{\lambda}(w,z;q,t):=&\left(\frac{q}{t}\right)^{|\lambda|/2}q^{2 \hat{n}^{\mathrm{o}}\left(\lambda^{\prime}\right)-2 \hat{n}^{\mathrm{e}}\left(\lambda^{\prime}\right)}t^{n^{\mathrm{e}}(\lambda)-n^{\mathrm{o}}(\lambda)}\\&\times\frac{C_{\lambda}^{0}(w;q,t)}{C_{\lambda}^{0}(qw/t;q,t)}\frac{C_{\lambda}^{-,\mathrm{e}}(t;q,t)}{C_{\lambda}^{-,\mathrm{o}}(q;q,t)}\frac{C_{\lambda}^{+,\mathrm{e}}\left(qw^{2}z^{2}/t^{2};q,t\right)}{C_{\lambda}^{+,\mathrm{o}}\left(w^{2}z^{2}/t;q,t\right)}.\end{aligned}

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    Problem: Conjecture 1.4 asserts, for generic Macdonald parameters, a branching rule with coefficient

    fλ(q−m,q−(n−r);q,t)f_\lambda(q^{-m},q^{-(n-r)};q,t)

    in the finite-rank (Cn,Bn)(C_n,B_n) identity.

    Result: The stated conjecture is false. Take the finite-rank identity with

    m=2,r=1,n=2.m=2,\qquad r=1,\qquad n=2.

    Then only λ=∅,(2)\lambda=\varnothing,(2) have empty 22-core, so the conjecture predicts

    P(2)(x1±,x2±;q,t)=P(2)(C2,B2)(x;q,t,t)+f(2)(q−2,q−1;q,t).P_{(2)}(x_1^{\pm},x_2^{\pm};q,t) = P^{(C_2,B_2)}_{(2)}(x;q,t,t) + f_{(2)}(q^{-2},q^{-1};q,t).

    Let

    M20=x12+x1−2+x22+x2−2,M11=x1x2+x1/x2+x2/x1+(x1x2)−1.M_{20}=x_1^2+x_1^{-2}+x_2^2+x_2^{-2},\qquad M_{11}=x_1x_2+x_1/x_2+x_2/x_1+(x_1x_2)^{-1}.

    The ordinary Macdonald polynomial is

    P(2)(x1±,x2±;q,t)=M20+(1+q)(1−t)1−qtM11+2(1+q)(1−t)1−qt.P_{(2)}(x_1^{\pm},x_2^{\pm};q,t) = M_{20}+\frac{(1+q)(1-t)}{1-qt}M_{11} +\frac{2(1+q)(1-t)}{1-qt}.

    A direct rank-two Koornwinder calculation for parameters

    (t1/2,−t1/2,q1/2,−q1/2)(t^{1/2},-t^{1/2},q^{1/2},-q^{1/2})

    gives

    P(2)(C2,B2)(x;q,t,t)=M20+(1+q)(1−t)1−qtM11+2(1+q)(1−t)1−qt−f(2)(q−2,t−1;q,t).P^{(C_2,B_2)}_{(2)}(x;q,t,t) = M_{20}+\frac{(1+q)(1-t)}{1-qt}M_{11} +\frac{2(1+q)(1-t)}{1-qt} -f_{(2)}(q^{-2},t^{-1};q,t).

    For λ=(2)\lambda=(2), the coefficient simplifies to

    f(2)(q−2,z;q,t)=q(q−1)(z2−t2)(qt−1)(z2−q2t).f_{(2)}(q^{-2},z;q,t) = \frac{q(q-1)(z^2-t^2)}{(qt-1)(z^2-q^2t)}.

    Hence the conjectured right-hand side minus the left-hand side has constant term

    f(2)(q−2,q−1;q,t)−f(2)(q−2,t−1;q,t)=qt(q−1)(q−t)(q+t)(q2−t)(qt−1)(q2t3−1)(q4t−1).f_{(2)}(q^{-2},q^{-1};q,t)-f_{(2)}(q^{-2},t^{-1};q,t) = \frac{qt(q-1)(q-t)(q+t)(q^2-t)} {(qt-1)(q^2t^3-1)(q^4t-1)}.

    This is not identically zero; for example at q=12,t=13q=\tfrac12,t=\tfrac13 it equals

    −65029≠0.-\frac{6}{5029}\neq 0.

    Thus the asserted identity fails.

    The failure is consistent with a likely q/tq/t typo: replacing q−(n−r)q^{-(n-r)} by t−(n−r)t^{-(n-r)}, and correspondingly qr/Tq^r/T by tr/Tt^r/T in the universal formula, removes this counterexample and matches the standard specialization T=tnT=t^n. I do not claim the repaired statement is proved here.

    Citation: No known published counterexample located; this is a direct computation from the standard Macdonald and Koornwinder definitions used in Lee–Rains–Warnaar.

  2. Read by a language model on #1 · not a proof

    model says: correctGPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1)

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

    PASS

    The proposed counterexample attacks the finite-rank identity in the stated Conjecture 1.4. For m=2,r=1,n=2m=2,r=1,n=2, only λ=∅,(2)\lambda=\varnothing,(2) contribute, so the conjecture predicts a scalar correction f(2)(q−2,q−1;q,t)f_{(2)}(q^{-2},q^{-1};q,t).

    The displayed formulas reduce the discrepancy to

    f(2)(q−2,q−1;q,t)−f(2)(q−2,t−1;q,t)=qt(q−1)(q−t)(q+t)(q2−t)(qt−1)(q2t3−1)(q4t−1),f_{(2)}(q^{-2},q^{-1};q,t)-f_{(2)}(q^{-2},t^{-1};q,t) = \frac{qt(q-1)(q-t)(q+t)(q^2-t)} {(qt-1)(q^2t^3-1)(q^4t-1)},

    which is not identically zero and is nonzero at q=1/2,t=1/3q=1/2,t=1/3. Thus the conjectured Laurent-polynomial identity fails.

    I found no indication in the available literature/search results of a previously published counterexample or stronger known resolution.

    Novelty assessment

    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The resolution is a valid small counterexample to a published conjectural branching rule, but it is a rank-two explicit computation and likely identifies a parameter typo rather than introducing new theory. It is best suited to an erratum/comment, not a standalone journal paper.

    Literature check: I found no prior public counterexample, correction, or stronger resolution. The arXiv record for arXiv:2007.03174 has only v1/v2 and no later corrected version. Searches for the title, “Conjecture 1.4”, the parameters q−(n−r)q^{-(n-r)}, qr/Tq^r/T, and related Koornwinder/empty-2-core phrases did not reveal a known correction. Related later work, e.g. Albion’s paper on Littlewood identities conjectured by Lee–Rains–Warnaar, addresses different conjectures from the same paper, not this branching-rule counterexample.

    Citation: C.-h. Lee, E. M. Rains, and S. O. Warnaar, “An Elliptic Hypergeometric Function Approach to Branching Rules,” SIGMA 16 (2020), Article 142, Conjecture 1.4.

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