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license: cc-by-2.0
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pretty_name: structure constants of schubert polynomials, n = 5
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---
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# A Combinatorial Interpretation of Schubert Polynomial Structure Constants
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Schubert polynomials [1,2,3] are a family of polynomials indexed by permutations of \\(S_n\\).
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Developed to study the cohomology ring of the flag variety, they have deep connections to
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algebraic geometry, Lie theory, and representation theory. Despite their geometric origins,
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Schubert polynomials can be described combinatorially [4,5], making them a well-studied object
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in algebraic combinatorics. An important open problem in the study of Schubert polynomials
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is understanding their *structure constants*.
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When two Schubert polynomials \\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha}\\) and \\(\mathfrak{S}_{\beta}\\)
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(indexed by permutations \\(\alpha \in S_n\\) and \\(\beta \in S_m\\)) are multiplied,
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their product can be written as a linear combination of Schubert polynomials
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\\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha} \mathfrak{S}_{\beta} = \sum_{\gamma} c^{\gamma}_{\alpha \beta} \mathfrak{S}_{\gamma}\\).
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Where the sum runs over permutations in \\(S_{n+m}\\). The question is whether the
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\\(c^{\gamma}_{\alpha \beta}\\) (the *structure constants*) have a combinatorial interpretation.
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To give an example of what we mean by combinatorial interpretation, when Schur polynomials
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(which can be viewed as a specific case of Schubert polynomials) are multiplied together,
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the coefficients in the resulting product are equal to the number of semistandard tableaux
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satisfying certain properties.
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## Example
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We multiply Schubert polynomials corresponding to permutations of \\(\{1,2,3\}\\),
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\\(\alpha = 2 1 3\\) and \\(\beta = 1 3 2\\). Writing these in terms of indeterminants
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\\(x_1\\), \\(x_2\\), and \\(x_3\\), we have \\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha} = x_1 + x_2\\)
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and \\(\mathfrak{S}_{\beta} = x_1\\). Multiplying these together we get
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\\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha}\mathfrak{S}_{\beta} = x_1^2 + x_1x_2\\). As
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\\(\mathfrak{S}_{2 3 1} = x_1x_2\\) and \\(\mathfrak{S}_{3 1 2} = x_1^2\\) we can write
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\\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha}\mathfrak{S}_{\beta} = \mathfrak{S}_{2 3 1} + \mathfrak{S}_{3 1 2}\\).
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It follows that \\(c_{\alpha,\beta}^{\gamma} = 1\\) if \\(\gamma = 2 3 1\\) or \\(\gamma = 3 1 2\\)
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and otherwise \\(c_{\alpha,\beta}^{\gamma} = 0\\).
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## Dataset
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Each instance in this dataset is a triple of permutations \\((\alpha,\beta,\gamma)\\),
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labeled by its coefficient \\(c^{\gamma}_{\alpha \beta}\\) in the expansion of the product
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\\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha} \mathfrak{S}_{\beta}\\). We call permutations \\(\alpha\\) and \\(\beta\\)
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*lower index permutations 1* and *2* respectively. We call \\(\gamma\\) the *upper index
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permutation*. The datasets are organized so that
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\\(\alpha\\) and \\(\beta\\) are always drawn from the symmetric group on \\(n\\) elements
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(we provide datasets for \\(n = 3\\), \\(4\\), and \\(5\\)), but \\(\gamma\\) may belong to a
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strictly larger symmetric group. Not all possible triples of permutations are included
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since the vast majority of these would be zero. The dataset consists of an approximately
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equal number of zero and nonzero coefficients (but they are not balanced between quantities
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of non-zero coefficients).
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**Statistics**
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All structure constants in this case are either 0 or 1 (so the classification problem is binary).
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| | 0 | 1 | Total number of instances |
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| Train | 851 | 833 | 1,684 |
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| Test | 201 | 220 | 421 |
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All structure constants in this case are either 0, 1, or 2.
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| | 0 | 1 | 2 | Total number of instances |
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| Train | 42,831 | 42,619 | 170 | 85,620 |
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| Test | 10,681 | 10,680 | 44 | 21,405 |
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All structure constants in this case are either 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
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| | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total number of instances |
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| Train | 4,202,040 | 4,093,033 | 109,217 | 2,262 | 9 | 9 | 8,406,564 |
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| Test | 1,052,062 | 1,021,898 | 27,110 | 568 | 3 | 0 | 2,101,641 |
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## Data generation
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The Sage notebook within this directory gives the code used to generate these datasets.
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The process involves:
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- For a chosen \\(n\\), compute the products \\(\mathfrak{S}_{\alpha} \mathfrak{S}_{\beta}\\) for \\(\alpha,\beta \in S_n\\).
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- For each of these pairs, extract and add to the dataset all non-zero structure constants \\(c^{\gamma_1}_{\alpha,\beta}, \dots, c^{\gamma_k}_{\alpha,\beta}\\)
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- Furthermore, for each \\(c^{\gamma_i}_{\alpha,\beta} \neq 0\\), randomly permute \\(\gamma_i \mapsto \gamma_i'\\) to find \\(c^{\gamma_i'}_{\alpha,\beta} = 0\\) and \\(c^{\gamma_i'}_{\alpha,\beta}\\) is not already in the dataset.
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## Task
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**Math question:** Find a combinatorial interpretation of the structure constants \\(c_{\alpha,\beta}^\gamma\\)
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based on properties of \\(\alpha\\), \\(\beta\\), and \\(\gamma\\).
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**Narrow ML task:** Train a model that, given three permutations \\(\alpha, \beta, \gamma\\), can
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predict the associated structure constant \\(c^{\gamma}_{\alpha,\beta}\\).
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## Small model performance
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| Size | Logistic regression | MLP | Transformer | Guessing majority class |
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| \\(n= 4\\) | \\(88.8\%\\) | \\(93.1\% \pm 2.6\%\\) | \\(94.6\% \pm 1.0\%\\) | \\(52.3\%\\) |
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| \\(n= 5\\) | \\(90.6\%\\) | \\(97.5\% \pm 0.2\%\\) | \\(96.2\% \pm 1.1\%\\) | \\(49.9\%\\) |
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| \\(n= 6\\) | \\(89.7\%\\) | \\(99.8\% \pm 0.0\%\\) | \\(91.3\% \pm 8.0\%\\) | \\(50.1\%\\) |
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The \\(\pm\\) signs indicate 95% confidence intervals from random weight initialization and training.
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- **Curated by:** Henry Kvinge
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- **Funded by:** Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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- **Language(s) (NLP):** NA
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- **License:** CC-by-2.0
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### Dataset Sources
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Data generation scripts can be found [here](https://github.com/pnnl/ML4AlgComb/tree/master/schubert_polynomial_structure).
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- **Repository:** [ACD Repo](https://github.com/pnnl/ML4AlgComb/tree/master)
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## Citation
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**BibTeX:**
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@article{chau2025machine,
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title={Machine learning meets algebraic combinatorics: A suite of datasets capturing research-level conjecturing ability in pure mathematics},
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author={Chau, Herman and Jenne, Helen and Brown, Davis and He, Jesse and Raugas, Mark and Billey, Sara and Kvinge, Henry},
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journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.06366},
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year={2025}
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}
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**APA:**
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Chau, H., Jenne, H., Brown, D., He, J., Raugas, M., Billey, S., & Kvinge, H. (2025). Machine learning meets algebraic combinatorics: A suite of datasets capturing research-level conjecturing ability in pure mathematics. arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.06366.
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## Dataset Card Contact
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Henry Kvinge, acdbenchdataset@gmail.com
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## References
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\[1\] Bernstein, IMGI N., Israel M. Gel'fand, and Sergei I. Gel'fand. "Schubert cells and cohomology of the spaces G/P." Russian Mathematical Surveys 28.3 (1973): 1.
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\[2\] Demazure, Michel. "Désingularisation des variétés de Schubert généralisées." Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure. Vol. 7. No. 1. 1974.
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\[3\] Lascoux, Alain, and Marcel-Paul Schützenberger. "Structure de Hopf de l’anneau de cohomologie et de l’anneau de Grothendieck d’une variété de drapeaux." CR Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. I Math 295.11 (1982): 629-633.
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\[4\] Billey, Sara C., William Jockusch, and Richard P. Stanley. "Some combinatorial properties of Schubert polynomials." Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics 2.4 (1993): 345-374.
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\[5\] Bergeron, Nantel, and Sara Billey. "RC-graphs and Schubert polynomials." Experimental Mathematics 2.4 (1993): 257-269.
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