The Dedekind eta function and D’Arcais-type polynomials

Abstract

D’Arcais-type polynomials encode growth and non-vanishing properties of the coefficients of powers of the Dedekind eta function. They also include associated Laguerre polynomials. We prove growth conditions and apply them to the representation theory of complex simple Lie algebras and to the theory of partitions, in the direction of the Nekrasov–Okounkov hook length formula. We generalize and extend results of Kostant and Han.