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=1∞qm∑l=1mfm,ln(q)(q;q)l(qN;q)l(q1−N;q)l=qnN(N−1).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=1∞tm∑l=1mfm,ln(q)(q;q)l∑k=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.

References

Primary source

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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