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A weighted Murnaghan-Nakayama rule for $(P, w)$-partitions

Combinatorics 2026-02-17 v2 Representation Theory

Abstract

The (P,w)(P, w)-partition generating function K(P,w)(x)K_{(P,w)}(x) is a quasisymmetric function obtained from a labeled poset. Recently, Liu and Weselcouch gave a formula for the coefficients of K(P,w)(x)K_{(P,w)}(x) when expanded in the quasisymmetric power sum function basis. This formula generalizes the classical Murnaghan--Nakayama rule for Schur functions. We extend this result to weighted (P,w)(P, w)-partitions and provide a short combinatorial proof, avoiding the Hopf algebra machinery used by Liu--Weselcouch.

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@article{arxiv.2405.19932,
  title  = {A weighted Murnaghan-Nakayama rule for $(P, w)$-partitions},
  author = {Per Alexandersson and Olivia Nabawanda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.19932},
  year   = {2026}
}

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21 pages, to appear in European Journal of Combinatorics