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On some quadratic algebras I_1/2 :Combinatorics of Dunkl and Gaudin elements,Schubert, Grothendieck, Fuss-Catalan,universal Tutte and Reduced polynomials

Combinatorics · math.CO · posed by Anatol N. Kirillov · open

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Let w∈Snw \in \mathbb{S}_n be a permutation and l:=ℓ(w)l := \ell(w) be its length. Denote by CS(w)={a=(a1≤a2≤⋯≤al)∈Nl}CS(w) = \{a = (a_1 \le a_2 \le \dots \le a_l) \in \mathbb{N}^l\} the set of compatible sequences [7] corresponding to permutation ww.

  • Define statistics r(a)r(a) on the set of all compatible sequences CSn:=∏w∈SnCS(w)CS_n := \prod_{w \in \mathbb{S}_n} CS(w) in a such way that

∑a∈CS(w)qa1βr(a)=Rw(q,β).\sum_{a \in CS(w)} q^{a_1} \beta^{r(a)} = \mathcal{R}_w(q, \beta).

  • Find a geometric interpretation, and investigate combinatorial and algebra-geometric properties of polynomials Sw(β)(Xn)\mathfrak{S}_w^{(\beta)}(X_n),

where for a permutation w∈Snw \in \mathbb{S}_n we denoted by Sw(β)(Xn)\mathfrak{S}_w^{(\beta)}(X_n) the β\beta-Schubert polynomial defined as follows

Sw(β)(Xn)=∑a∈CS(w)βr(a)∏i=1l:=ℓ(w)xai.\mathfrak{S}_w^{(\beta)}(X_n) = \sum_{a \in CS(w)} \beta^{r(a)} \prod_{i=1}^{l:=\ell(w)} x_{a_i}.

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    Problem: Reconstructed checkable statement: for every nonidentity permutation w∈Snw\in S_n, there should exist a statistic r:CS(w)→Z≥0r:CS(w)\to \mathbb Z_{\ge0} on Billey–Jockusch–Stanley compatible sequences such that

    ∑a∈CS(w)qa1βr(a)=Rw(q,β),\sum_{a\in CS(w)} q^{a_1}\beta^{r(a)}=\mathcal R_w(q,\beta),

    where

    Rw(q,β)=Gw(β−1)(x1=q, xi=1 (i≥2)).\mathcal R_w(q,\beta)=\mathfrak G_w^{(\beta-1)}(x_1=q,\ x_i=1\ (i\ge2)).

    The geometric part is open-ended rather than a precise proposition.

    Result: The literal statement is false.

    Take w=s2=(1,3,2)∈S3w=s_2=(1,3,2)\in S_3. Then ℓ(w)=1\ell(w)=1, the unique reduced word is (2)(2), and the compatible sequences are

    CS(s2)={(1),(2)}.CS(s_2)=\{(1),(2)\}.

    Thus for any statistic rr,

    ∑a∈CS(s2)qa1βr(a)=qβr(1)+q2βr(2).\sum_{a\in CS(s_2)}q^{a_1}\beta^{r(a)} = q\beta^{r(1)}+q^2\beta^{r(2)}.

    Setting β=1\beta=1 gives q+q2q+q^2.

    But at β=1\beta=1,

    Rs2(q,1)=Gs2(0)(q,1,…)=Ss2(q,1,…).\mathcal R_{s_2}(q,1)=\mathfrak G_{s_2}^{(0)}(q,1,\ldots) =\mathfrak S_{s_2}(q,1,\ldots).

    Since Ssi=x1+⋯+xi\mathfrak S_{s_i}=x_1+\cdots+x_i, we get

    Rs2(q,1)=x1+x2∣x1=q,x2=1=q+1.\mathcal R_{s_2}(q,1)=x_1+x_2\big|_{x_1=q,x_2=1}=q+1.

    Hence q+q2≠q+1q+q^2\neq q+1, contradiction. So no such statistic rr exists.

    Diagnosis: the likely defect is the exponent qa1q^{a_1}. Under the specialization x1=q, xi=1x_1=q,\ x_i=1, the monomial ∏ixai\prod_i x_{a_i} contributes q#{i:ai=1}q^{\#\{i:a_i=1\}}, not qa1q^{a_1}. A natural repair is to replace qa1q^{a_1} by q#{i:ai=1}q^{\#\{i:a_i=1\}}. With that repair, a noncanonical statistic exists by coefficient-counting using Kirillov’s positivity of Rw(q,β)\mathcal R_w(q,\beta) and the BJS Schubert expansion at β=1\beta=1. The original literal problem, however, is refuted.

    Citation: Counterexample is immediate from the standard BJS compatible-sequence formula. See Billey–Jockusch–Stanley, “Some combinatorial properties of Schubert polynomials,” J. Algebraic Combin. 2 (1993), 345–374; and Kirillov, SIGMA 12 (2016), 002, Problem 1.1.

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    The counterexample is rigorous for the literal statement. For w=s2w=s_2, the compatible sequences are (1)(1) and (2)(2), so at β=1\beta=1 the proposed identity forces q+q2q+q^2, independently of rr. But Kirillov’s Rs2(q,1)=Ss2(q,1)=q+1\mathcal R_{s_2}(q,1)=\mathfrak S_{s_2}(q,1)=q+1. Hence no such statistic can exist as written. I found no evidence that this exact disproof is already recorded in the literature.

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    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The resolution is a valid but very small counterexample to the literal wording of Kirillov’s Problem 1.1. It follows immediately from the length-one case w=s2w=s_2 and the standard compatible-sequence formula for Schubert polynomials. Even if not previously recorded, this is not a publishable standalone combinatorics result; it is more like an erratum/typo correction.

    Literature check: I found no evidence that this exact counterexample or the statement “Problem 1.1 is false as written because of qa1q^{a_1}” is recorded in the literature. Searches around Kirillov’s paper, “beta-Schubert,” “compatible sequences,” “qa1q^{a_1},” “Rw(q,β)\mathcal R_w(q,\beta),” and the s2s_2 case lead only to the original problem and standard Schubert/Grothendieck polynomial literature. Those standard sources contain the ingredients making the counterexample immediate, but not the explicit disproof.

    Citation: Relevant sources: A.N. Kirillov, SIGMA 12 (2016), 002, Problem 1.1; S. Billey, W. Jockusch, R. Stanley, “Some combinatorial properties of Schubert polynomials,” J. Algebraic Combin. 2 (1993), 345–374.

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