Posets, Tensor Products and Schur positivity
Abstract
Let g be a complex finite-dimensional simple Lie algebra. Given a positive integer k and a dominant weight \lambda, we define a preorder on the set of k-tuples of dominant weights which add up to \lambda. Let be the corresponding poset of equivalence classes defined by the preorder. We show that if \lambda is a multiple of a fundamental weight (and k is general) or if k=2 (and \lambda is general), then coincides with the set of S_k-orbits in , where S_k acts on as the permutations of components. If g is of type A_n and k=2, we show that the S_2-orbit of the row shuffle defined by Fomin et al is the unique maximal element in the poset. Given an element of , consider the tensor product of the corresponding simple finite-dimensional g-modules. We show that (for general g, \lambda, and k) the dimension of this tensor product increases along with the partial order. We also show that in the case when \lambda is a multiple of a fundamental minuscule weight (g and k are general) or if g is of type A_2 and k=2 (\lambda is general), there exists an inclusion of tensor products of g-modules along with the partial order. In particular, if g is of type A_n, this means that the difference of the characters is Schur positive.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.6184,
title = {Posets, Tensor Products and Schur positivity},
author = {Vyjayanthi Chari and Ghislain Fourier and Daisuke Sagaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.6184},
year = {2016}
}
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