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Strict unimodality of q-polynomials of rooted trees

Combinatorics 2016-01-15 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We classify rooted trees which have strictly unimodal q-polynomials (plucking polynomial). We also give criteria for a trapezoidal shape of a plucking polynomial. We generalize results of Pak and Panova on strict unimodality of q-binomial coefficients. We discuss which polynomials can be realized as plucking polynomials and whether or not different rooted trees can have the same plucking polynomial.

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@article{arxiv.1601.03465,
  title  = {Strict unimodality of q-polynomials of rooted trees},
  author = {Zhiyun Cheng and Sujoy Mukherjee and Jozef H. Przytycki and Xiao Wang and Seung Yeop Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.03465},
  year   = {2016}
}

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26 pages, 14 figures