Intersection statistics for antichains in minuscule posets
Abstract
For a finite poset $P$, we study the expected size of the intersection of two independent uniformly random antichains. Equivalently, we evaluate the sum of $|A\cap A'|$ over all ordered pairs of antichains. For general posets this statistic appears to have little structure, but for the classical minuscule posets with uniform combinatorial models it admits closed-form expressions. Though the proofs are elementary and combinatorial, the resulting formulas admit a natural interpretation in terms of weight diagrams of minuscule representations.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
Probability and Statistical Research
Finite Group Theory Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint