The symplectic hook-content product conjecture

Let λ\lambda range over partitions, let hλ(u)h^{\lambda}(u) denote the hook length of a cell uλu\in\lambda, and let cspλ(u)c_{sp}^{\lambda}(u) be its symplectic content. For an indeterminate tt, define (t2)=t(t1)/2\binom{t}{2}=t(t-1)/2 and (t+12)=t(t+1)/2\binom{t+1}{2}=t(t+1)/2. Symplectic hook-content product conjecture. For tt an indeterminate, one has

n0qnλnuλt+cspλ(u)hλ(u)=j1(1q8j)(t+12)(1q8j2)(t+12)1(1q4j11q4j3)t(1q8j41q8j6)(t2)1.\sum_{n\geq0}q^n\sum_{\lambda\vdash n}\prod_{u\in\lambda}\frac{t+c_{sp}^{\lambda}(u)}{h^{\lambda}(u)}= \prod_{j\geq1}\frac{(1-q^{8j})^{\binom{t+1}2}}{(1-q^{8j-2})^{\binom{t+1}2-1}} \left(\frac{1-q^{4j-1}}{1-q^{4j-3}}\right)^t \left(\frac{1-q^{8j-4}}{1-q^{8j-6}}\right)^{\binom{t}2-1}.

The article proves the case t=0t=0, while the identity for general indeterminate tt remains conjectural.

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Tewodros Amdeberhan, George E. Andrews and Cristina Ballantine, “Hook length and symplectic content in partitions”, arXiv:2205.07322 (2022).

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