A Selberg integral for the Lie algebra \(A_n\) (Q617870)

Using the results of Mukhin and Varchenko, concerning the explicit form of solutions to the KZ equation, the author outlines their connection with the root system \(A_2\) and uses this fact for generalization of the well known Selberg integral [\textit{A. Selberg}, Norsk Mat. Tidsskr. 26, 71--79 (1944), see also Collected papers, vol. 1, Springer, Berlin, 204--213 (1989; Zbl 0675.10001)] to the case of the root system \(A_n\). The used techniques are: properties of \(q,t\)-analogues of the Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, a new \(A_n\) \(q\)-binomial theorem for Macdonald polynomials, the full \(q\)-binomial theorem, \(A_n\) basic hypergeometric series. The author proves the representation of the multidimensional \(q\)-hypergeometric type integral by means of \(\Gamma\)-functions only. Its limit \(q \to 1\) is also investigated. The generalisation of the \(A_n\) Selberg integral by including a Jack polynomial in the integrand is given. The \(A_n\) exponential Selberg integral and some special cases are considered in detail.