Macdonald polynomial

noun

Any of a two-parameter family of orthogonal polynomials indexed by a positive weight of a root system.

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Meanings

nounMacdonald polynomial (plural Macdonald polynomials)

plural Macdonald polynomials

  1. mathematicsAny of a two-parameter family of orthogonal polynomials indexed by a positive weight of a root system.

Origin

Introduced by Ian G. Macdonald in 1987.

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