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Axioms for shifted tableau crystals

Combinatorics 2018-07-11 v1

Abstract

We give local axioms that uniquely characterize the crystal-like structure on shifted tableaux developed in a previous paper by Gillespie, Levinson, and Purbhoo. These axioms closely resemble those developed by Stembridge for type A tableau crystals. This axiomatic characterization gives rise to a new method for proving and understanding Schur QQ-positive expansions in symmetric function theory, just as the Stembridge axiomatic structure provides for ordinary Schur positivity.

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@article{arxiv.1807.03384,
  title  = {Axioms for shifted tableau crystals},
  author = {Maria Gillespie and Jake Levinson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.03384},
  year   = {2018}
}
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