Generators of supersymmetric polynomials in positive characteristic

Abstract

Kantor and Trishin described the algebra of polynomial invariants of the adjoint representation of the Lie supergalgebra $gl(m|n)$ and a related algebra $A_s$ of what they called pseudosymmetric polynomials over an algebraically closed field $K$ of characteristic zero. The algebra $A_s$ was investigated earlier by Stembridge who called the elements of $A_s$ supersymmetric polynomials and determined generators of $A_s$. The case of positive characteristic $p$ has been recently investigated by La Scala and Zubkov. They formulated two conjectures describing generators of polynomial invariants of the adjoint action of the general linear supergroup $GL(m|n)$ and generators of $A_s$, respectively. In the present paper we prove both conjectures.