Stable Symmetric Series, Differential Operators, and Jack Deformations

arXiv:2608.25651 2026 Architecture 1 ideas extracted · analyzed Aug 29, 2026

What the math gives to ML

The paper develops stable algebraic bases for permutation-class multiplication and connects them to differential operators and Jack-polynomial deformations. The most directly transferable construction in the supplied material is the exact Wick-matching expansion of Gaussian matrix polynomial features: an expectation of trace products of AZBZ^t becomes a finite sum of products of power-sum invariants of A and B, with integer matching-count coefficients. This gives a structured polynomial interaction layer whose parameters are tied by combinatorial matching counts rather than learned independently. A practical first implementation is a low-degree invariant module for set, graph, or token representations, using precomputed matching coefficients for n=2, 3, or 4 and comparing it with an unconstrained polynomial interaction baseline.

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Wick-Matching Polynomial Interaction Layer

Replace an unconstrained high-order polynomial interaction module with features generated by Gaussian matrix contractions and their exact Wick expansion. The resulting interactions are sums of products of power-sum invariants, with coefficients fixed by perfect-matching counts, providing a low-parameter inductive bias for permutation- or orthogonal-structured data.

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Paper: Stable Symmetric Series, Differential Operators, and Jack Deformations arXiv:2608.25651