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Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial

Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial noun: a member P_(y,w)(q) of a certain family of integral polynomials that are indexed by pairs of elements y, w of a Coxeter group W, which can in particular be the Weyl group of a Lie group.

Noun

Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial (plural Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials)

  1. (representation theory) A member P_(y,w)(q) of a certain family of integral polynomials that are indexed by pairs of elements y, w of a Coxeter group W, which can in particular be the Weyl group of a Lie group.

Forms of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial

pluralKazhdan-Lusztig polynomials

Origin of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial

Introduced by David Kazhdan and George Lusztig in 1979.

Questions about Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial

What does Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial mean?
Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial means a member P_(y,w)(q) of a certain family of integral polynomials that are indexed by pairs of elements y, w of a Coxeter group W, which can in particular be the Weyl group of a Lie group.
What part of speech is Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial?
Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial is a noun.
What is the plural of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial?
The plural of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial is Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials.

Words near Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial in the dictionary

  1. Kazee
  2. Kazees
  3. Kazembe
  4. Kazemi
  5. Kazemis
  6. Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial
  7. Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials
  8. Kazhdan-Margulis theorem
  9. Kazhi
  10. kazi
  11. kazillion

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