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We discuss two surprising properties of a family of polynomials that generalize the Mahonian $q$-Catalan polynomials, and more generally the $q$-Schr\"oder polynomials. By interpreting them as $\mathfrak{sl}_2$-characters, we show that the…

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We identify two recursively defined polynomial conditions for FI-modules in the literature. We characterize these conditions using homological invariants of FI-modules (namely the local degree and regularity, together with the stable…

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