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A generalization of the difference of squares identity

Let us find explicit integer functions for the coefficients of the monomial expansion of $$ Q \left( x_1, \ldots , x_n \right) = \prod_{\left( \kappa_1, \ldots , \kappa_{n-1} \right) \in \{-1,1\}^{n-1}...
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Generalization of symmetric functions

A $n$-variable function $f$ is a symmetric function if $$f(x_1,x_2, \ldots, x_n) = f(x_{\sigma(1)}, x_{\sigma(2)}, \ldots, x_{\sigma(n)})$$ for every permutation $\sigma \in S_n$. In particular, if $f$...
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On a positivity property of Hall-Littlewood polynomials

Here's the new, more thought through version. Consider a sequence of nonnegative integers $\lambda=(\lambda_1,\ldots,\lambda_n)$ with $\lambda_i\ge \lambda_{i+1}+2$ (the weight $\lambda-2\rho$ is ...
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