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Promotion on P-strict labelings and rowmotion via the gamma poset bijection

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Statement

The triple

(L([2]×[2])×[2](Ra+3),Pro,ξ(f,(x1,x2),a)+ξ(f,(3−x1,3−x2),a))(\mathcal{L}_{([2] \times [2]) \times [2]}(R^{a+3}), \text{Pro}, \xi(f, (x_1, x_2), a) + \xi(f, (3-x_1, 3-x_2), a))

is 4-mesic.

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Candidate 3 of the open problems stated in "Promotion on P-strict labelings and rowmotion via the gamma poset bijection", extracted for the Scalable Mathematical Discovery run.

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    Problem: Conjecture 3.37 is naturally read as: for every a∈Na\in\mathbb N and every (x1,x2)∈[2]×[2](x_1,x_2)\in[2]\times[2],

    (L([2]×[2])×[2](Ra+3),Pro⁡,ξ(f,(x1,x2),a)+ξ(f,(3−x1,3−x2),a))\left(\mathcal L_{([2]\times[2])\times[2]}(R^{a+3}),\operatorname{Pro}, \xi(f,(x_1,x_2),a)+\xi(f,(3-x_1,3-x_2),a)\right)

    is 44-mesic, where

    ξ(f,(u,v),b)=∑k=1bk⋅#{j∈[2]:f(u,v,j)=u+v+k−1}.\xi(f,(u,v),b)=\sum_{k=1}^b k\cdot \#\{j\in[2]: f(u,v,j)=u+v+k-1\}.

    Result: The literal conjecture is false. Take a=3a=3, so labels are bounded by 66, and take (x1,x2)=(1,1)(x_1,x_2)=(1,1). Write a labeling as the four fibers

    (11),(12),(21),(22),(11),(12),(21),(22),

    each containing its two weakly increasing labels. Under PP-strict promotion, the following is one orbit:

    ((1,1),(2,2),(2,2),(3,3))→((1,1),(2,2),(2,2),(6,6))→((1,1),(5,5),(5,5),(6,6))→((4,4),(5,5),(5,5),(6,6))→((3,3),(4,4),(4,4),(5,5))→((2,2),(3,3),(3,3),(4,4))→((1,1),(2,2),(2,2),(3,3)).\begin{aligned} &((1,1),(2,2),(2,2),(3,3))\\ \to&((1,1),(2,2),(2,2),(6,6))\\ \to&((1,1),(5,5),(5,5),(6,6))\\ \to&((4,4),(5,5),(5,5),(6,6))\\ \to&((3,3),(4,4),(4,4),(5,5))\\ \to&((2,2),(3,3),(3,3),(4,4))\\ \to&((1,1),(2,2),(2,2),(3,3)). \end{aligned}

    These transitions are obtained directly from the Bender--Knuth involutions ρ1,…,ρ5\rho_1,\dots,\rho_5.

    For the statistic

    Ξ(f)=ξ(f,(1,1),3)+ξ(f,(2,2),3),\Xi(f)=\xi(f,(1,1),3)+\xi(f,(2,2),3),

    the values on this orbit are

    0, 6, 6, 12, 8, 4.0,\ 6,\ 6,\ 12,\ 8,\ 4.

    Hence the orbit average is

    0+6+6+12+8+46=6≠4.\frac{0+6+6+12+8+4}{6}=6\neq 4.

    Thus the stated triple is not 44-mesic.

    This appears to be a formulation defect in the mesic constant: on this orbit the average is 2a=62a=6, not 44. The same family gives average 2a2a for general aa, so a natural repair would replace “44-mesic” by “2a2a-mesic”; that repaired statement is not proved here.

    Citation: No external disproof cited; the counterexample above is direct.

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      machine: correct

      Recorded from GPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1) ·

      scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

      PASS

      The proposed counterexample attacks the exact Conjecture 3.37. For a=3a=3, q=6q=6, and (x1,x2)=(1,1)(x_1,x_2)=(1,1), the six listed PP-strict labelings are valid and form a promotion orbit under the Bender–Knuth involutions ρ1,…,ρ5\rho_1,\dots,\rho_5. The statistic values

      0,6,6,12,8,40,6,6,12,8,4

      give orbit average 36/6=636/6=6, not 44. Thus the stated triple is not 44-mesic.

      Novelty assessment

      TYPE1

      Classification rationale: This is a small explicit counterexample to a specialized conjectured homomesy constant. It is useful as a correction/erratum to the original paper, but by itself it is a six-element orbit computation and does not prove a corrected general statement. It would not support a standalone combinatorics paper.

      Literature check: I found no prior published or posted counterexample. The arXiv/journal version of Bernstein–Striker–Vorland still states Conjecture 3.37 as 4-mesic. Searches for “Conjecture 3.37” with “P-strict”, “4-mesic”, “xi”, “rowmotion”, “erratum/corrigendum”, and related formula terms found only the original paper, mirrors, author pages, and unrelated follow-up work on order of P-strict promotion. GitHub issue/repository searches were also negative. The follow-up Adenbaum paper resolves a different order conjecture for V×[ℓ]V\times[\ell], not this homomesy statement.

      Citation: Target conjecture: Joseph Bernstein, Jessica Striker, Corey Vorland, “PP-strict promotion and QQ-partition rowmotion: the graded case,” European Journal of Combinatorics 115 (2024), 103776; arXiv:2205.04938, Conjecture 3.37. No prior citation for this counterexample found.

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