Abstract
We prove that the Hessians of nonzero partial derivatives of the (homogenous)
multivariate Tutte polynomial of any matroid have exactly one positive
eigenvalue on the positive orthant when $0<q1$. Consequences are proofs of
the strongest conjecture of Mason and negative dependence properties for
$q$-state Potts model partition functions.
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