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Signed Mahonian Polynomials on Derangements in Classical Weyl Groups

Combinatorics 2024-11-11 v2

Abstract

The polynomial of the major index majW(σ){\rm maj}_W (\sigma) over the subset TT of the Coxeter group WW is called the Mahonian polynomial over TT, where majW(σ){\rm maj}_W (\sigma) is a Mahonian statistic of an element σT\sigma \in T, whereas the polynomial of the major index majW(σ){\rm maj}_W (\sigma) with the sign (1)W(σ)(-1)^{\ell_W(\sigma)} over the subset TT is referred to as the signed Mahonian polynomial over TT, where W(σ){\ell_W(\sigma)} is the length of σT\sigma \in T. Gessel, Wachs, and Chow established the formulas for the Mahonian polynomials over the sets of derangements in the symmetric group SnS_n and the hyperoctahedral group BnB_n. By extending Wachs' approach and employing a refinement of Stanley's shuffle theorem established in our recent paper, we derive the formula for the Mahonian polynomials over the set of derangements in the even-signed permutation group DnD_n. This completes a picture which is now known for all the classical Weyl groups. Gessel-Simion, Adin-Gessel-Roichman, and Biagioli previously established formulas for the signed Mahonian polynomials over the classical Weyl groups. Building upon their formulas, we derive the formulas for the signed Mahonian polynomials over the set of derangements in classical Weyl groups. As applications of the formulas for the (signed) Mahonian polynomials over the sets of derangements in the classical Weyl groups, we obtain enumerative formulas of the number of derangements in classical Weyl groups with even lengths.

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@article{arxiv.2402.03644,
  title  = {Signed Mahonian Polynomials on Derangements in Classical Weyl Groups},
  author = {Kathy Q. Ji and Dax T. X. Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03644},
  year   = {2024}
}

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32 pages

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