A Shifted Parking Function Symmetric Function

Abstract

We define a "shifted analogue" ${\mathrm{SH}}_n$ of the parking function symmetric function ${\mathrm{PF}}_n$. The expansion of ${\mathrm{SH}}_n$ in terms of three bases for shifted symmetric functions is explicitly described. We don't know a shifted analogue for parking functions themselves, but some desirable properties of such an analogue are discussed.

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