Real-Rootedness 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 the product poset [2] x [m] x [n] has only negative real zeros, proving Conjecture 4.3 of Ding and Dong. A canonical two-gap tail-switching bijection first proves the previously unproved 2 x 2 determinantal formula found experimentally by He, Langner, and Witek for the associated Zhang--Zhang polynomial. After a Mobius transformation, the determinant factors into two controlled combinations of adjacent Jacobi polynomials; interlacing and endpoint signs locate all finite zeros. Status: Public Beta v0.1; internally verified candidate proof; external mathematical review pending.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-08-26
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22112709
Primary Topic
Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
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preprint
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Real-Rootedness 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 the product poset [2] x [m] x [n] has only negative real zeros, proving Conjecture 4.3 of Ding and Dong. A canonical two-gap tail-switching bijection first proves the previously unproved 2 x 2 determinantal formula found experimentally by He, Langner, and Witek for the associated Zhang--Zhang polynomial. After a Mobius transformation, the determinant factors into two controlled combinations of adjacent Jacobi polynomials; interlacing and endpoint signs locate all finite zeros. Status: Public Beta v0.1; internally verified candidate proof; external mathematical review pending.

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