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Schur and Schubert polynomials as Thom polynomials—cohomology of moduli spaces

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The theory of Schur and Schubert polynomials is revisited in this paper from the point of view of generalized Thom polynomials. When we apply a general method to compute Thom polynomials for this case we obtain a new definition for (double versions of) Schur and Schubert polynomials: they will be solutions of interpolation problems.

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  1. Rényi Institute, Reáltanoda u. 13-15, 1053, Hungary

    László M. Fehér & Richárd Rimányi

  2. Department of Mathematics, Ohio State University, USA

    László M. Fehér & Richárd Rimányi

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Fehér, L.M., Rimányi, R. Schur and Schubert polynomials as Thom polynomials—cohomology of moduli spaces. centr.eur.j.math. 1, 418–434 (2003). https://doi.org/10.2478/BF02475176

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