Quantum Corner VOA and the Super Macdonald Polynomials
Panupong Cheewaphutthisakun, Jun'ichi Shiraishi, Keng Wiboonton
TL;DR
This work establishes a precise link between the quantum corner VOA $q\widetilde{Y}_{L,0,N}[\Psi]$ and Sergeev-Veselov super Macdonald polynomials, showing that correlation functions of the currents correspond to the super Macdonald polynomials under a specific map. The authors build on Miura transformations and horizontal Fock tensor products of the quantum toroidal $\mathfrak{gl}_1$ algebra to realize the currents and prove a main Theorem via a combinatorial lemma expressed as sums over reverse SSYBTs. The strategy reduces the proof to a detailed lemma about partitions and reverse tableaux, treated case-by-case: $(N,0)$, $(N,M)$, and $(0,M)$, with extensive inductive and cancellation arguments. The results extend the known quantum $W_N$–Macdonald correspondence to the corner-VOA setting and its super-analogue, with potential implications for five-dimensional gauge theories and related geometric representation theory. The paper also sketches several avenues for future exploration, including broader color patterns, higher-order currents, and deeper structural connections between VOAs and partially symmetric polynomials.
Abstract
In this paper, we establish a relation between the quantum corner VOA $q\widetilde{Y}_{L,0,N}[Ψ]$, which can be regarded as a generalization of quantum $W_N$ algebra, and Sergeev-Veselov super Macdonald polynomials. We demonstrate precisely that, under a specific map, the correlation functions of the currents of $q\widetilde{Y}_{L,0,N}[Ψ]$, coincide with the Sergeev-Veselov super Macdonald polynomials.
