A Shifted Parking Function Symmetric Function

Abstract

We define a "shifted analogue" $\mathrm{SH}_n$ of the parking function symmetric function $\mathrm{PF}_n$. The expansion of $\mathrm{SH}_n$ in terms of three bases for shifted symmetric functions is explicitly described. We don't know a shifted analogue for parking functions themselves, but some desirable properties of such an analogue are discussed.