Negative extended-Shi conjectures for negative powers of the nabla operator

Let Dmn1(n)D^{mn-1}(n) be the dilated simplex associated with bounded chambers of the mm-extended Shi arrangement, and let shim(A){\sf shi}^m(A) and ish1(A){\sf ish}^{-1}(A) be the corresponding statistics on its alcoves. Define

Shim(n;q,t):=ADmn1(n)qish1(A)t(mn2)(n1)/2shim(A).{\sf Shi}^{-m}(n;q,t):=\sum_{A\subseteq D^{mn-1}(n)}q^{{\sf ish}^{-1}(A)}t^{(mn-2)(n-1)/2-{\sf shi}^m(A)}.

Let Shi+m(n;q,t){\sf Shi}^{-m}_+(n;q,t) denote the same sum over alcoves whose inverses lie in the dominant cone CC_\circ. Write [r]q[r]_q for the qq-integer and [ab]q{a\brack b}_q for the qq-binomial coefficient. Negative extended-Shi conjectures. The following assertions hold:

  1. (1)n1Shim(n;1/q,1/t)/(qn1tn1)(-1)^{n-1}{\sf Shi}^{-m}(n;1/q,1/t)/(q^{n-1}t^{n-1}) is the Hilbert series of m(en)\nabla^{-m}(e_n).
  2. q(mn2)(n1)/2Shim(n;q,1/q)=[mn1]qn1q^{(mn-2)(n-1)/2}{\sf Shi}^{-m}(n;q,1/q)=[mn-1]_q^{n-1}.
  3. (1)n1Shi+m(n;1/q,1/t)/(qn1tn1)(-1)^{n-1}{\sf Shi}^{-m}_+(n;1/q,1/t)/(q^{n-1}t^{n-1}) is the Hilbert series for the sign-isotypic component of m(en)\nabla^{-m}(e_n).
  4. q(mn2)(n1)/2Shi+m(n;q,1/q)=1[n]q[(m+1)n2n1]qq^{(mn-2)(n-1)/2}{\sf Shi}^{-m}_+(n;q,1/q)=\frac{1}{[n]_q}{(m+1)n-2\brack n-1}_q.

The conjectures propose a combinatorial interpretation of negative powers of the nabla operator using bounded chambers of extended Shi arrangements, extending the positive-power picture. The source explicitly says that no combinatorial conjectures for negative powers had previously been available and gives no resolution evidence in the provided text.

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Primary source

Drew Armstrong, “Hyperplane Arrangements and Diagonal Harmonics”, arXiv:1005.1949 (2010).

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