Some Singular Vector-Valued Jack and Macdonald Polynomials

Abstract

For each partition τ of N, there are irreducible modules of the symmetric groups S N and of the corresponding Hecke algebra H N t whose bases consist of the reverse standard Young tableaux of shape τ . There are associated spaces of nonsymmetric Jack and Macdonald polynomials taking values in these modules. The Jack polynomials form a special case of the polynomials constructed by Griffeth for the infinite family G n , p , N of complex reflection groups. The Macdonald polynomials were constructed by Luque and the author. For each of the groups S N and the Hecke algebra H N t , there is a commutative set of Dunkl operators. The Jack and the Macdonald polynomials are parametrized by κ and q , t , respectively. For certain values of these parameters (called singular values), there are polynomials annihilated by each Dunkl operator; these are called singular polynomials. This paper analyzes the singular polynomials whose leading term is x 1 m ⊗ S , where S is an arbitrary reverse standard Young tableau of shape τ . The singular values depend on the properties of the edge of the Ferrers diagram of τ .