$J$-ascent sets in parabolic quotients of Coxeter groups

Source abstract

Let $(W,S)$ be a Coxeter system and let $J\subseteq S$. The right $J$-ascent set $$A_R^J(w)=\{s\in S\mid ws\in{}^JW,\ \ell(ws)=\ell(w)+1\}$$ is a natural refinement of the classical ascent set adapted to the parabolic quotient ${}^JW$. We establish a local transition formula describing the behaviour of $J$-ascent sets under right multiplication by a simple reflection. As a consequence, for every $w\in{}^JW$ and every $s\in A_R^J(w)$, we prove that $$\Bigl||A_R^J(w)|-|A_R^J(ws)|\Bigr| \leq \max\{1,\text{deg}(s)-1\}.$$