On the $q$-analogue of Pólya's Theorem

Alin Bostan (1) , Sergey Yurkevich (1, 2)

1 MATHEXP - Calcul formel, mathématiques expérimentales et interactions
2 University of Vienna [Vienna]

We answer a question posed by Michael Aissen in 1979 about the q-analogue of a classical theorem of George Pólya (1922) on the algebraicity of (generalized) diagonals of bivariate rational power series. In particular, we prove that the answer to Aissen's question, in which he considers $q$ as a variable, is negative in general. Moreover, we show that the answer is positive if and only if $q$ is a root of unity.

Mots clés: Q-analog; algebraic power series; generalized diagonals; Pólya’s theorem

Domaines: Mathématiques [math]

Alin Bostan, Sergey Yurkevich. On the $q$-analogue of Pólya's Theorem. The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 2023. ⟨hal-03425997⟩