A geometric and generating function approach to plethysm

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Hauptverfasser: Gutiérrez, Álvaro, Orellana, Rosa, Saliola, Franco, Schilling, Anne, Zabrocki, Mike
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author Gutiérrez, Álvaro
Orellana, Rosa
Saliola, Franco
Schilling, Anne
Zabrocki, Mike
author_facet Gutiérrez, Álvaro
Orellana, Rosa
Saliola, Franco
Schilling, Anne
Zabrocki, Mike
contents Plethysm coefficients $\mathsf{a}_{μ[ν]}^λ$ are the structure coefficients of the plethysm of Schur functions $s_μ[s_ν] = \sum_λ \mathsf{a}_{μ[ν]}^λs_λ$. We study a bivariate generating function of plethysm coefficients when $λ$ has bounded length. We show that this generating function is rational. A key step is MacMahon's combinatory analysis. When the bound on the length is $2$ we give an explicit geometric algorithm to compute it using $q$-Ehrhart theory. We give evidence that the generating function is the quantum Ehrhart series of a union of half-open polytopes and show that it satisfies a reciprocity theorem reminiscent of Ehrhart reciprocity. Furthermore, we give a set of linear recursions that completely describe the $\mathrm{SL}_2$-plethysm coefficients.
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spellingShingle A geometric and generating function approach to plethysm
Gutiérrez, Álvaro
Orellana, Rosa
Saliola, Franco
Schilling, Anne
Zabrocki, Mike
Combinatorics
05E10 (Primary) 05A15, 05E05 (Secondary)
Plethysm coefficients $\mathsf{a}_{μ[ν]}^λ$ are the structure coefficients of the plethysm of Schur functions $s_μ[s_ν] = \sum_λ \mathsf{a}_{μ[ν]}^λs_λ$. We study a bivariate generating function of plethysm coefficients when $λ$ has bounded length. We show that this generating function is rational. A key step is MacMahon's combinatory analysis. When the bound on the length is $2$ we give an explicit geometric algorithm to compute it using $q$-Ehrhart theory. We give evidence that the generating function is the quantum Ehrhart series of a union of half-open polytopes and show that it satisfies a reciprocity theorem reminiscent of Ehrhart reciprocity. Furthermore, we give a set of linear recursions that completely describe the $\mathrm{SL}_2$-plethysm coefficients.
title A geometric and generating function approach to plethysm
topic Combinatorics
05E10 (Primary) 05A15, 05E05 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02649