Noncommutative Symmetric Functions and the Inversion Problem

Abstract

Let $K$ be any unital commutative $\bQ$-algebra and $z=(z_1,z_2,...,z_n)$ commutative or noncommutative variables. Let $t$ be a formal central parameter and $\kttzz$ the formal power series algebra of $z$ over $K[[t]]$. In \cite{GTS-II}, for each automorphism $F_t(z)=z-H_t(z)$ of $\kttzz$ with $H_{t=0}(z)=0$ and $o(H(z))\ge 1$, a \cNcs (noncommutative symmetric) system (\cite{GTS-I}) $\Oft$ has been constructed. Consequently, we get a Hopf algebra homomorphism $\cSft: \cNsf \to \cDzz$ from the Hopf algebra $\cNsf$ (\cite{G-T}) of NCSF's (noncommutative symmetric functions). In this paper, we first give a list for the identities between any two sequences of differential operators in the \cNcs system $\Oft$ by using some identities of NCSF's derived in \cite{G-T} and the homomorphism $\cSft$. Secondly, we apply these identities to derive some formulas in terms of differential operator in the system $\Oft$ for the Taylor series expansions of $u(F_t)$ and $u(F_t^{-1})$ $(u(z)\in \kttzz)$; the D-Log and the formal flow of $F_t$ and inversion formulas for the inverse map of $F_t$. Finally, we discuss a connection of the well-known Jacobian conjecture with NCSF's.

Latex, 33 pages. Some misprints have been corrected