The Macdonald index formula for (A1,D2n+1)(A_1,D_{2n+1}) theories

Let nn be a positive integer, and let fm,ln(q)f^n_{m,l}(q) be polynomials in qq satisfying

1+m=1qml=1mfm,ln(q)(q;q)l(qN;q)l(q1N;q)l=qnN(N1).1+\sum_{m=1}^{\infty}q^m\sum_{l=1}^{m}\frac{f^n_{m,l}(q)}{(q;q)_l}(q^N;q)_l(q^{1-N};q)_l=q^{nN(N-1)}.

The (A1,D2n+1)(A_1,D_{2n+1}) Macdonald-index conjecture. The Macdonald index is

IM(A1,D2n+1)=1+m=1tml=1mfm,ln(q)(q;q)lk=02l(2lk)q.{{\cal I}}^{(A_1,D_{2n+1})}_{\mathsf{M}}=1+\sum_{m=1}^{\infty}t^m\sum_{l=1}^{m}\frac{f^n_{m,l}(q)}{(q;q)_l}\sum_{k=0}^{2l}\binom{2l}{k}_q.

This proposes a uniform formula for the family of Argyres–Douglas theories and is motivated by arc-space computations and consistency with the Schur limit. The source supplies no proof or resolution.

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George Andrews, Anindya Banerjee, Chinmaya Bhargava, Ranveer Kumar Singh and Runkai Tao, “Argyres-Douglas Theories, Macdonald Indices and Arc Space of Zhu Algebra”, arXiv:2507.06294 (2025).

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