Vexillary degeneracy loci classes in \(K\)-theory and algebraic cobordism (Q1746579)

The results of the paper contribute to the combinatorial understanding of degeneracy loci formulas. \par For a sequence of vector bundle maps $E_1\to E_2 \to \ldots \to E_{n-1} \to H_{n-1} \to \ldots \to H_2\to H_1$, and a permutation in $S_n$ one can associate a degeneracy locus, a subvariety in the base, consisting of points over which the induced maps $E_\bullet \to H_\bullet$ are of certain ranks. The fundamental cohomology class represented by this locus, in terms of characteristic classes of the bundles, is called double Schubert polynomial, and their $K$-theory analogue (the class of the structure sheaf) is called double Grothendieck polynomial. Both of these sets of polynomials are defined recursively. \par Combinatorial formulas are often sought for these classes, sometimes for just special classes of permutations. These formulas also depend on the basic classes the formulas are expressed in terms of. \par In the present paper the authors prove determinant formulas for the $K$-theory classes of the structure sheaves of the degeneracy loci, in case the permutation is $2143$-avoiding (vexillary), in terms of Grothendieck polynomials of one-row partitions. The proof depends on the careful study of a resolution of the loci. In the last section the formula is generalized to algebraic cobordism.