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$q$-Racah probability distribution

Representation Theory 2025-11-18 v2 Mathematical Physics Classical Analysis and ODEs math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We introduce a certain discrete probability distribution Pn,m,k,l;qP_{n,m,k,l;q} having non-negative integer parameters n,m,k,ln,m,k,l and quantum parameter qq which arises from a zonal spherical function of the Grassmannian over the finite field Fq\mathbb{F}_q with a distinguished spherical vector. Using representation theoretic arguments and hypergeometric summation technique, we derive the presentation of the probability mass function by a single qq-Racah polynomial, and also the presentation of the cumulative distribution function in terms of a terminating 4ϕ3{}_4 \phi_3-hypergeometric series.

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@article{arxiv.2311.09992,
  title  = {$q$-Racah probability distribution},
  author = {Masahito Hayashi and Akihito Hora and Shintarou Yanagida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.09992},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

The first part of the revision of arXiv:2104.12635 v1. The second version is the manuscript that has been accepted for the publication in Ramanujan Journal. 17pages

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