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Equivariant log concavity and representation stability. (English) Zbl 1516.52017

The main objects of this study are finite dimensional graded representations of the symmetric group \( \mathcal{S}_n\), including the (reduced) Orlik-Solomon algebra of the braid matroid as well as the Cordovil algebra of the oriented braid matroid. Explicit representations of the rings under consideration are given in an appendix to aid the reader. For graded representations of a finite group the authors expand the notion of equivariant log concavity by defining its strong form. Conjectures concerning the existence of isomorphisms among the graded \(\mathcal{S}_n\)-representations as well as their strong log concavity are made. For low degree the conjectures are proven by using representation stability to reduce to a finite number of cases and performing computer checks using SageMath.

MSC:

52C40 Oriented matroids in discrete geometry
52C35 Arrangements of points, flats, hyperplanes (aspects of discrete geometry)
52B40 Matroids in convex geometry (realizations in the context of convex polytopes, convexity in combinatorial structures, etc.)
05B35 Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices
05E10 Combinatorial aspects of representation theory

Software:

SageMath