The multiplicative structure of the K-theoretical McKay correspondence for the Hilbert scheme of points in the complex plane

Abstract

We consider the K-theory of the Hilbert scheme of points in the complex plane, which under McKay correspondence is isomorphic to the space of symmetric functions $\Lambda^n$. We prove a formula conjectured by Boissi\`ere for the endomorphism of $\Lambda^n$ induced by multiplication by the classes of the Adams powers of the tautological bundle. We describe the structure constants for the multiplication on $\Lambda^n$ induced by the tensor product in K-theory.