On the rook polynomial of grid polyominoes

Abstract

Grid polyominoes form a class of thin polyominoes with one or more holes arranged in a grid-like pattern in the plane. In this paper, we prove that the rook polynomial of grid polyominoes coincides with the h-polynomial of their corresponding coordinate ring. Our approach is based on the theory of simplicial complexes and extends previous results for frame polyominoes, which are special cases of polyominoes with exactly one hole.

arXiv comment24 pages, 39 figures. To appear in Discrete Mathematics