Linear relations for a generalized Tutte polynomial

Abstract

Brylawski proved the coefficients of the Tutte polynomial of a matroid satisfy a set of linear relations. We extend these relations to a generalization of the Tutte polynomial that includes greedoids and antimatroids. This leads to families of new identities for antimatroids, including trees, posets, chordal graphs and finite point sets in ${\mathbb{R}}^n$. It also gives a "new" linear relation for matroids that is implied by Brylawski's identities.