Foulkes inclusion for the sixth symmetric power
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For every finite-dimensional complex vector space V and every integer $b\geq 6$, does there exist a GL(V)-equivariant injection $Sym^{6}(Sym^{b}V)\to Sym^{b}(Sym^{6}V)$?Short English statement
For every finite-dimensional complex vector space V and every integer $b\geq 6$, does there exist a GL(V)-equivariant injection $Sym^{6}(Sym^{b}V)\to Sym^{b}(Sym^{6}V)$?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2011/21.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Foulkes-Conjecture-for-the-Sixth-Symmetric-Power-September-25-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2515
The primary theorem gives the requested equivariant injection for every b>=6 and every finite-dimensional complex V, including 6<=b<30. lean/docs/210.md explicitly restricts the formal sixth-power range to b>=30 and excludes this full companion range. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
Foulkes inclusion for the sixth symmetric power
OpenAI's claim
OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. The sixth-power Foulkes comparison is claimed for every second exponent $b\geq6$ and every finite complex dimension.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
For each integer $b\ge6$ and finite-dimensional complex $V$, the source claims a $\operatorname{GL}(V)$-equivariant inclusion \[ \operatorname{Sym}^6(\operatorname{Sym}^bV) \hookrightarrow\operatorname{Sym}^b(\operatorname{Sym}^6V). \] Equivalently, $h_b[h_6]-h_6[h_b]$ has nonnegative Schur coefficients, where brackets denote plethysm and $h_j$ the complete symmetric function.Outline of the argument
Large degrees follow from canonical-map stabilization. For the remaining degrees the proof compares source character bounds with independently amplified target multiplicities, uses highest-weight shifts to reduce partitions, and finishes a narrow residual band by exact rational-function certificates.Formal verification
For family 210, the formal scope is canonical surjectivity in the quadratic range, its $a=1$ case, and reverse embeddings. For sixth powers this only covers $b\geq30$, rather than every $b\geq6$. No Comparator is assigned to the selected manuscript here; the family page selects other papers or supporting statements. This site has not executed the Lean code. The scope descriptions do not certify the remaining manuscript arguments.Status caveat
OpenAI attributes these manuscripts to work by an internal model. Its release cautions that arguments without formalization can contain mistakes. This catalogue has not independently checked the proofs; the labels report the mathematical claims attributed to OpenAI.Sources
- OpenAI, Foulkes' conjecture for the sixth symmetric power, 2026-09-25; citation key
OAI:Foulkes-Conjecture-for-the-Sixth-Symmetric-Power-September-25-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 210: Lean scope.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.