Partition functions and symmetric polynomials

Partition functions and symmetric polynomials

We find a close correspondence between certain partition functions of ideal quantum gases and certain symmetric polynomials. Due to this correspondence it can be shown that a number of thermodynamic identities which have recently been considered are essentially of combinatorical origin and known for a long time as theorems on symmetric polynomials. For example, a recurrence relation for partiti...

Introductions to Symmetric Polynomials and Symmetric Functions

Symmetric polynomials and symmetric functions are ubiquitous in mathematics and mathematical physics. For example, they appear in elementary algebra (e.g. Viete’s Theorem), representation theories of symmetric groups and general linear groups over C or finite fields. They are also important objects to study in algebraic combinatorics. Via their close relations with representation theory, the th...

Symmetric Functions and Macdonald Polynomials

The ring of symmetric functions Λ, with natural basis given by the Schur functions, arise in many different areas of mathematics. For example, as the cohomology ring of the grassmanian, and as the representation ring of the symmetric group. One may define a coproduct on Λ by the plethystic addition on alphabets. In this way the ring of symmetric functions becomes a Hopf algebra. The Littlewood–...

Symmetric Functions and Hall Polynomials

Topological String Partition Functions as Polynomials

We investigate the structure of the higher genus topological string amplitudes on the quintic hypersurface. It is shown that the partition functions of the higher genus than one can be expressed as polynomials of five generators. We also compute the explicit polynomial forms of the partition functions for genus 2, 3, and 4. Moreover, some coefficients are written down for all genus.