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Another proof of quantum Laurent positivity, II

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Version 1 / Nov 11, 2026 / CC BY 4.0

Abstract

We give a further combinatorial proof of Laurent positivity for skew-symmetric quantum cluster algebras.

Provenance statement

GPT-6-Pro was used for about five hours of documented research on quantum Laurent positivity. It was also used for mathematical verification, proof review, manuscript revision, and language polishing. An independent review by Rethlas-OSV is planned and will be reported separately.

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