Hecke algebra actions on the coinvariant algebra (Q1593797)

The symmetric group \(S_n\) acts on the polynomial ring \(P_n=F[x_1,\dots,x_n]\) (where \(F\) is a field of characteristic zero) by permuting variables. Let \(I_n\) be the ideal of \(P_n\) generated by the symmetric polynomials without constant term. The coinvariant algebra of type \(A\) is the quotient \(P_n/I_n\). In this paper two actions of the Hecke algebra of type \(A\) on the corresponding polynomial ring are studied. Both are deformations of the natural action of the symmetric group on polynomials and keep symmetric functions invariant. An explicit description of these actions is given and a combinatorial formula of the resulting graded characters on the coinvariant algebra is deduced. The paper is concluded with remarks regarding related families of operators and connections with Kazhdan-Lusztig theory.