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Record W4412881833 · doi:10.1007/s00029-025-01048-3

q-Whittaker functions, finite fields, and Jordan forms

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VenueSelecta Mathematica · 2025
Typearticle
Languagelv
FieldMathematics
TopicAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models
Canadian institutionsUniversité du Québec à Montréal
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaCanada Research Chairs
KeywordsMathematicsField (mathematics)Algebra over a fieldPure mathematics

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Abstract The q -Whittaker function $$W_\lambda (\textbf{x};q)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>λ</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:mi>q</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> associated to a partition $$\lambda $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>λ</mml:mi> </mml:math> is a q -analogue of the Schur function $$s_\lambda (\textbf{x})$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>λ</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and is defined as the $$t=0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> specialization of the Macdonald polynomial $$P_\lambda (\textbf{x};q,t)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi> <mml:mi>λ</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:mi>q</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . We show combinatorially how to expand $$W_\lambda (\textbf{x};q)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>λ</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:mi>q</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> in terms of partial flags compatible with a nilpotent endomorphism over the finite field of size 1/ q . This yields an expression analogous to a well-known formula for the Hall–Littlewood functions. We show that considering pairs of partial flags and taking Jordan forms leads to a probabilistic bijection between nonnegative-integer matrices and pairs of semistandard tableaux of the same shape, proving the Cauchy identity for q -Whittaker functions. We call our probabilistic bijection the q - Burge correspondence , and prove that in the limit as $$q\rightarrow 0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>q</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , we recover a description of the classical Burge correspondence (also known as column RSK) due to Rosso (2012). A key step in the proof is the enumeration of an arbitrary double coset of $$\text {GL}_n$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>GL</mml:mtext> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> modulo two parabolic subgroups, which we find to be of independent interest. As an application, we use the q -Burge correspondence to count isomorphism classes of certain modules over the preprojective algebra of a type A quiver (i.e. a path), refined according to their socle filtrations. This develops a connection between the combinatorics of symmetric functions and the representation theory of preprojective algebras.

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Study designCandidate signal: Theoretical or conceptual · Consensus signal: Theoretical or conceptual
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
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