Real-rootedness, palindromicity, and gamma-positivity of antichain polynomials for [2] x [m] x [n]

For all positive integers m and n, this manuscript proves that the antichain generating polynomial of [2] x [m] x [n] has only negative real zeros. It also proves that the polynomial is palindromic exactly when |m-n|=1, and that every gamma coefficient is strictly positive in precisely these adjacent-parameter cases. The results prove Ding and Dong's Conjectures 4.3 and 4.5 and their gamma-positivity conjecture for the complete subfamily k=2, P=[m] x [n]. The proof includes a tail-switching bijection for a previously unproved determinantal formula and a Jacobi-polynomial factorization. Status: Public Beta v0.2; internally verified candidate proof; external mathematical review pending.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-08-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22115309
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Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
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Real-rootedness, palindromicity, and gamma-positivity of antichain polynomials for [2] x [m] x [n]

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Real-rootedness, palindromicity, and gamma-positivity of antichain polynomials for [2] x [m] x [n]

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Abstract

For all positive integers m and n, this manuscript proves that the antichain generating polynomial of [2] x [m] x [n] has only negative real zeros. It also proves that the polynomial is palindromic exactly when |m-n|=1, and that every gamma coefficient is strictly positive in precisely these adjacent-parameter cases. The results prove Ding and Dong's Conjectures 4.3 and 4.5 and their gamma-positivity conjecture for the complete subfamily k=2, P=[m] x [n]. The proof includes a tail-switching bijection for a previously unproved determinantal formula and a Jacobi-polynomial factorization. Status: Public Beta v0.2; internally verified candidate proof; external mathematical review pending.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
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