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A combinatorial formula for Macdonald polynomials

Combinatorics 2008-03-10 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

In this paper we use the combinatorics of alcove walks to give a uniform combinatorial formula for Macdonald polynomials for all Lie types. These formulas are generalizations of the formulas of Haglund-Haiman-Loehr for Macdonald polynoimals of type GL(n). At q=0 these formulas specialize to the formula of Schwer for the Macdonald spherical function in terms of positively folded alcove walks and at q=t=0 these formulas specialize to the formula for the Weyl character in terms of the Littelmann path model (in the positively folded gallery form of Gaussent-Littelmann).

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@article{arxiv.0803.1146,
  title  = {A combinatorial formula for Macdonald polynomials},
  author = {Arun Ram and Martha Yip},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.1146},
  year   = {2008}
}
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