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We introduce dual Hopf algebras which simultaneously combine the concepts of the k-Schur function theory with the quasi-symmetric Schur function theory. We construct dual basis of these Hopf algebras with remarkable properties.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-05-11 Chris Berg , Luis Serrano

The ring of cyclic quasi-symmetric functions and its non-Escher subring are introduced in this paper. A natural basis consists of fundamental cyclic quasi-symmetric functions; for the non-Escher subring they arise as toric $P$-partition…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-27 Ron M. Adin , Ira M. Gessel , Victor Reiner , Yuval Roichman

We introduce a new $P$ basis for the Hopf algebra of quasisymmetric functions that refine the symmetric powersum basis. Unlike the quasisymmetric power sums of types 1 and 2, our basis is defined combinatorially: its expansion in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-12-18 Anthony Lazzeroni

A combinatorial Hopf algebra is a graded connected Hopf algebra over a field $F$ equipped with a character (multiplicative linear functional) $\zeta:H\to F$. We show that the terminal object in the category of combinatorial Hopf algebras is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-11-08 Marcelo Aguiar , Nantel Bergeron , Frank Sottile

The descent-to-peak map serves as a bridge between algebra and combinatorics. We use it as a tool for proving the equidistribution of peak and valley sets of standard Young tableaux with a very short argument. We also introduce a new…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-03 Farid Aliniaeifard , Shu Xiao Li

We introduce new bases for the Hopf algebra of quasisymmetric functions that refine the symmetric powersum basis. These bases are expanded in terms of quasisymmetric monomial functions by using fillings of matrices. We define the analog of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-12-28 Anthony Lazzeroni

In this paper, we explore the relationship between quasisymmetric Schur $Q$-functions and peak Young quasisymmetric Schur functions. We introduce a bijection on $\mathsf{SPIT}(\alpha)$ such that $\{\mathrm{w}_{\rm c}(T) \mid T \in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-09 Seung-Il Choi , Sun-Young Nam , Young-Tak Oh

We show the existence of a unital subalgebra of the symmetric group algebra linearly spanned by sums of permutations with a common peak set, which we call the peak algebra. We show that this algebra is the image of the descent algebra of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-11-08 Marcelo Aguiar , Nantel Bergeron , Kathryn Nyman

In prior joint work with Lewis, we developed a theory of enriched set-valued $P$-partitions to construct a $K$-theoretic generalization of the Hopf algebra of peak quasisymmetric functions. Here, we situate this object in a diagram of six…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-10-31 Eric Marberg

Consider the algebra Q<<x_1,x_2,...>> of formal power series in countably many noncommuting variables over the rationals. The subalgebra Pi(x_1,x_2,...) of symmetric functions in noncommuting variables consists of all elements invariant…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Mercedes H. Rosas , Bruce E. Sagan

The linear span P_n of the sums of all permutations in the symmetric group S_n with a given set of peaks is a sub-algebra of the symmetric group algebra, due to Nyman. This peak algebra is a left ideal of the descent algebra D_n; and the…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Manfred Schocker

Via duality of Hopf algebras, there is a direct association between peak quasisymmetric functions and enumeration of chains in Eulerian posets. We study this association explicitly, showing that the notion of $\cd$-index, long studied in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-06-26 Louis J. Billera , Samuel K. Hsiao , Stephanie van Willigenburg

Recent work on perturbative quantum field theory has led to much study of the Connes-Kreimer Hopf algebra. Its (graded) dual, the Grossman-Larson Hopf algebra of rooted trees, had already been studied by algebraists. L. Foissy introduced a…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2009-11-09 Michael E. Hoffman

This paper presents a noncommutative theory of symmetric functions, based on the notion of quasi-determinant. We begin with a formal theory, corresponding to the case of symmetric functions in an infinite number of independent variables.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 Israel Gelfand , D. Krob , Alain Lascoux , B. Leclerc , V. S. Retakh , J. -Y. Thibon

We introduce a natural Hopf algebra structure on the space of noncommutative symmetric functions which was recently studied as a vector space by Rosas and Sagan. The bases for this algebra are indexed by set partitions. We show that there…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-11-08 Nantel Bergeron , Christophe Reutenauer , Mercedes Rosas , Mike Zabrocki

We show that the Hopf algebra of quasi-symmetric functions arises naturally as the integral Chow ring of the algebraic stack of expanded pairs originally described by J. Li, using a more combinatorial description in terms of configurations…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2018-06-29 Jakob Oesinghaus

We introduce the Hopf algebra of quasi-symmetric functions with semigroup exponents generalizing the Hopf algebra QSym of quasi-symmetric functions. As a special case we obtain the Hopf algebra WCQSym of weak composition quasi-symmetric…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-01-10 Li Guo , Jean-Yves Thibon , Houyi Yu

The dual immaculate and Young quasisymmetric Schur bases of quasisymmetric functions possess analogues in the peak algebra: respectively, the quasisymmetric Schur $Q$-functions and the peak Young quasisymmetric Schur functions. We show…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-06-19 Dominic Searles , Matthew Slattery-Holmes

The Connes-Kreimer Hopf algebra of rooted trees, its dual, and the Foissy Hopf algebra of of planar rooted trees are related to each other and to the well-known Hopf algebras of symmetric and quasi-symmetric functions via a pair of…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2009-11-09 Michael E. Hoffman

We identify two seemingly disparate structures: supercharacters, a useful way of doing Fourier analysis on the group of unipotent uppertriangular matrices with coefficients in a finite field, and the ring of symmetric functions in…