On the real-rootedness of the local \(h\)-polynomials of edgewise subdivisions (Q1733935)

Summary: Athanasiadis conjectured that, for every positive integer \(r\), the local \(h\)-polynomial of the \(r\)th edgewise subdivision of any simplex has only real zeros. In this paper, based on the theory of interlacing polynomials, we prove that a family of polynomials related to the desired local \(h\)-polynomial is interlacing and hence confirm Athanasiadis' conjecture.