Boolean Product Polynomials, Schur Positivity, and Chern Plethysm

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNZ261zbMATH Open1480.05133arXiv1902.11165OpenAlexW2989804646WikidataQ127228396 ScholiaQ127228396MaRDI QIDQ5022012FDOQ5022012

Brendon Rhoades, Sara Billey, Vasu V. Tewari

Publication date: 18 January 2022

Published in: IMRN. International Mathematics Research Notices (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $1leqkleqn$ and let $X_n=(x_1,dots,x_n)$ be a list of $n$ variables. The {em Boolean product polynomial} $B_{n,k}(X_n)$ is the product of the linear forms $su{m}_{iinS}{x}_i$ where $S$ ranges over all $k$-element subsets of $1,2,dots,n$. We prove that Boolean product polynomials are Schur positive. We do this via a new method of proving Schur positivity using vector bundles and a symmetric function operation we call {em Chern plethysm}. This gives a geometric method for producing a vast array of Schur positive polynomials whose Schur positivity lacks (at present) a combinatorial or representation theoretic proof. We relate the polynomials $B_{n,k}(X_n)$ for certain $k$ to other combinatorial objects including derangements, positroids, alternating sign matrices, and reverse flagged fillings of a partition shape. We also relate $B_{n,n-1}(X_n)$ to a bigraded action of the symmetric group $mathfrak{S}_n$ on a divergence free quotient of superspace.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.11165

zbMATH Keywords

Schur polynomialhomogeneous symmetric polynomialChern plethysm

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetric functions and generalizations (05E05) Combinatorial aspects of representation theory (05E10) Symmetric groups (20B30)

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