A combinatorial rule for (co)minuscule Schubert calculus (Q838141): Difference between revisions

Let \(G\) be a complex, connected, reductive Lie group, and \(P\) a parabolic subgroup. The cohomology of the generalized flag variety \(G/P\) has a geometric basis, represented by so-called Schubert varieties. It is a longstanding goal in combinatorial algebraic geometry to find visibly positive combinatorial rules that calculate the structure constants of the cohomology ring with respect to this basis. The paper under review provides such a concise, root system uniform rule for the structure constants, in selected cases of \(G\) and \(P\) (called minuscule, and cominuscule). The main result is the extension of the well-known \textsl{jeu de taquin} formulation of these structure constants in the Grassmannian case. This result seems to be the first uniform generalization of the classical Littlewood-Richardson rule that involves both classical and exceptional Lie types. Although the proof of the main result is not type free (in particular, does not provide a new proof in the classical cases), the new viewpoint of the paper is an important contribution to the connections between Schubert calculus and representation theory.