Linear function of a poset

Abstract

Stanley and Grinberg introduced a symmetric function associated with digraphs and named it the Redei-Berge symmetric function. This function arises from a suitable combinatorial Hopf algebra on digraphs, which made it possible to assign the Redei-Berge function to posets. In this paper, we define a new combinatorial Hopf algebra of posets whose character is a close cousin of the Redei-Berge character for posets. Further, we investigate the properties of the symmetric function that arises from this algebra and explore its expansions in various natural bases of $QSym$ and $Sym$. Finally, we obtain an interesting method for decomposing a poset.