On $\g$- and local $\g$-Vectors of the Interval Subdivision

Abstract

We show that the $\g$-vector of the interval subdivision of a simplicial complex with a nonnegative and symmetric $h$-vector is nonnegative. In particular, we prove that such $\g$-vector is the $f$-vector of some balanced simplicial complex. Moreover, we show that the local $\g$-vector of the interval subdivision of a simplex is nonnegative; answering a question by Juhnke-Kubitzke et al.