Shareshian–Wachs elementary positivity for chromatic quasisymmetric functions
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For every natural unit interval graph G on its natural labels, does its chromatic quasisymmetric function $chi_G(X;q)$ have every coefficient in the elementary symmetric-function basis in N[q]?Short English statement
For every natural unit interval graph G on its natural labels, does its chromatic quasisymmetric function $chi_G(X;q)$ have every coefficient in the elementary symmetric-function basis in N[q]?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4287.
- S2 Original question source or mathematical context. https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4287.
- S3 Original question source or mathematical context. https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.4629v2.
- S4 Original question source or mathematical context. https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.4629v2.
- S5 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Elementary-Positivity-of-Chromatic-Quasisymmetric-Functions-September-24-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2607
Elementary positivity for unit interval graphs: Theorem main:theorem gives a formal symmetric-function identity with each elementary coefficient in N[q] for every natural unit interval graph on its natural labels. It proves the graded statement, rather than only its q=1 specialization, and includes an explicit permutation witness.
With the hypotheses and conventions above, the claimed result addresses the whole mathematical assertion on this page.
Shareshian–Wachs elementary positivity for chromatic quasisymmetric functions
OpenAI's claim
Elementary positivity for unit interval graphs: OpenAI claims nonnegative $\mathbb N[q]$ coefficients in the elementary-basis expansion of chromatic quasisymmetric functions of natural unit interval graphs. This concerns the elementary-positivity portion of the Shareshian--Wachs conjecture.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
For weakly increasing integers $i\le h(i)\le n$, define $G$ on $[n]$ by $\{i,j\}\in E(G)$ exactly when $i<j\le h(i)$. Its chromatic quasisymmetric function is $\chi_G(X;q)=\sum_{f\text{ proper}}q^{\#\{ij\in E:i<j,\ f(i)<f(j)\}}\prod_i x_{f(i)}$. The claim is a formal identity \[\chi_G(X;q)=\sum_{\sigma\in D_G^0}q^{\operatorname{inv}_G(\sigma)}e_{\theta_G(\sigma)}(X),\] where $D_G^0$ consists of permutations whose adjacent descents are graph edges, $\operatorname{inv}_G$ counts inversions whose values form edges, and a deterministic terminating procedure supplies a partition $\theta_G(\sigma)\vdash n$. Since $e_\lambda=\prod_i e_{\lambda_i}$, all elementary-basis coefficients are polynomials in $q$ with nonnegative integer coefficients.Outline of the argument
Elementary positivity for unit interval graphs: Positive wall transformations produce sections indexed by exponent-lattice elements. Interval rotations identify the relevant graph functions with single positive sections, and a support argument forces the contributing exponents onto distinguished anchors. A packet bijection then extracts a nonnegative combinatorial expansion whose powers of $q$ record the accumulated jumps.Formal verification
Family 169 describes Lean coverage for a nonnegative elementary expansion for natural unit interval graphs with its inversion weights.Elementary positivity for unit interval graphs: The manuscript links ElementaryPositivity.lean.
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OpenAI reports that an internal model produced the manuscripts. Their arguments have not been independently verified as proofs by this site. Any portion outside the documented formal scope may contain mistakes, and the catalogue label reports the announced mathematical claim.Sources
- OpenAI, Elementary positivity of chromatic quasisymmetric functions, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:Elementary-Positivity-of-Chromatic-Quasisymmetric-Functions-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: main:theorem. - Family 169: Lean scope.
- Comparator ElementaryPositivity.json.
- Comparator ElementaryPositivity.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.