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Majorization and Inequalities among Complete Homogeneous Symmetric Functions

Symbolic Computation 2026-04-22 v4 Algebraic Geometry Combinatorics

Abstract

Inequalities among symmetric functions are fundamental in various branches of mathematics, thus motivating a systematic study of their structure. Majorization has been shown to characterize inequalities among commonly used symmetric functions, except for complete homogeneous symmetric functions (shortened as CHs). In 2011, Cuttler, Greene, and Skandera posed a natural question: Can majorization also characterize inequalities among CHs? Their work demonstrated that majorization characterizes inequalities among CHs up to degree 7 and suggested exploring its validity for higher degrees. In this paper, we show that, for every degree greater than 7, majorization does not characterize inequalities among CHs.

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@article{arxiv.2505.08149,
  title  = {Majorization and Inequalities among Complete Homogeneous Symmetric Functions},
  author = {Jia Xu and Yong Yao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.08149},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages