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sage/combinat/sf/dual.py

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+# sage_setup: distribution = sagemath-combinat
+# sage.doctest: needs sage.combinat sage.modules
+"""
+Generic dual bases symmetric functions
+"""
+#*****************************************************************************
+#       Copyright (C) 2007 Mike Hansen <mhansen@gmail.com>
+#                     2012 Mike Zabrocki <mike.zabrocki@gmail.com>
+#
+#  Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
+#
+#    This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+#    General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  The full text of the GPL is available at:
+#
+#                  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+#*****************************************************************************
+import sage.combinat.partition
+import sage.data_structures.blas_dict as blas
+from sage.categories.homset import Hom
+from sage.categories.morphism import SetMorphism
+from sage.matrix.constructor import matrix
+
+from . import classical
+
+
+class SymmetricFunctionAlgebra_dual(classical.SymmetricFunctionAlgebra_classical):
+    @staticmethod
+    def __classcall__(cls, dual_basis, scalar, scalar_name='', basis_name=None, prefix=None):
+        """
+        Normalize the arguments.
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: w = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).w()
+            sage: B1 = w.dual_basis()
+            sage: B2 = w.dual_basis(prefix='d_w')
+            sage: B1 is B2
+            True
+        """
+        if prefix is None:
+            prefix = 'd_'+dual_basis.prefix()
+        return super().__classcall__(cls, dual_basis, scalar, scalar_name, basis_name, prefix)
+
+    def __init__(self, dual_basis, scalar, scalar_name, basis_name, prefix):
+        r"""
+        Generic dual basis of a basis of symmetric functions.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``dual_basis`` -- a basis of the ring of symmetric functions
+
+        - ``scalar`` -- a function `z` on partitions which determines the
+          scalar product on the power sum basis by
+          `\langle p_{\mu}, p_{\mu} \rangle = z(\mu)`. (Independently on the
+          function chosen, the power sum basis will always be orthogonal; the
+          function ``scalar`` only determines the norms of the basis elements.)
+          This defaults to the function ``zee`` defined in
+          ``sage.combinat.sf.sfa``, that is, the function is defined by:
+
+          .. MATH::
+
+              \lambda \mapsto \prod_{i = 1}^\infty m_i(\lambda)!
+              i^{m_i(\lambda)}`,
+
+          where `m_i(\lambda)` means the number of times `i` appears in
+          `\lambda`. This default function gives the standard Hall scalar
+          product on the ring of symmetric functions.
+
+        - ``scalar_name`` -- (default: the empty string) a string giving a
+          description of the scalar product specified by the parameter
+          ``scalar``
+
+        - ``basis_name`` -- (optional) a string to serve as name for the basis
+          to be generated (such as "forgotten" in "the forgotten basis"); don't
+          set it to any of the already existing basis names (such as
+          ``homogeneous``, ``monomial``, ``forgotten``, etc.).
+
+        - ``prefix`` -- (default: ``'d'`` and the prefix for ``dual_basis``)
+          a string to use as the symbol for the basis
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        The basis of the ring of symmetric functions dual to the basis
+        ``dual_basis`` with respect to the scalar product determined
+        by ``scalar``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: e = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).e()
+            sage: f = e.dual_basis(prefix='m', basis_name="Forgotten symmetric functions"); f
+            Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the Forgotten symmetric functions basis
+            sage: TestSuite(f).run(elements=[f[1,1]+2*f[2], f[1]+3*f[1,1]])             # needs lrcalc_python
+            sage: TestSuite(f).run() # long time (11s on sage.math, 2011)               # needs lrcalc_python
+
+        This class defines canonical coercions between ``self`` and
+        ``self^*``, as follow:
+
+        Lookup for the canonical isomorphism from ``self`` to `P`
+        (=powersum), and build the adjoint isomorphism from `P^*` to
+        ``self^*``. Since `P` is self-adjoint for this scalar product,
+        derive an isomorphism from `P` to ``self^*``, and by composition
+        with the above get an isomorphism from ``self`` to ``self^*`` (and
+        similarly for the isomorphism ``self^*`` to ``self``).
+
+        This should be striped down to just (auto?) defining canonical
+        isomorphism by adjunction (as in MuPAD-Combinat), and let
+        the coercion handle the rest.
+
+        Inversions may not be possible if the base ring is not a field::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(ZZ).m()
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(lambda x: 1)
+            sage: h[2,1]
+            Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+            TypeError: no conversion of this rational to integer
+
+        By transitivity, this defines indirect coercions to and from all other bases::
+
+            sage: s = SymmetricFunctions(QQ['t'].fraction_field()).s()
+            sage: t = QQ['t'].fraction_field().gen()
+            sage: zee_hl = lambda x: x.centralizer_size(t=t)
+            sage: S = s.dual_basis(zee_hl)
+            sage: S(s([2,1]))
+            (-t/(t^5-2*t^4+t^3-t^2+2*t-1))*d_s[1, 1, 1] + ((-t^2-1)/(t^5-2*t^4+t^3-t^2+2*t-1))*d_s[2, 1] + (-t/(t^5-2*t^4+t^3-t^2+2*t-1))*d_s[3]
+
+        TESTS:
+
+        Regression test for :issue:`12489`. This issue improving
+        equality test revealed that the conversion back from the dual
+        basis did not strip cancelled terms from the dictionary::
+
+            sage: y = e[1, 1, 1, 1] - 2*e[2, 1, 1] + e[2, 2]
+            sage: sorted(f.element_class(f, dual = y))
+            [([1, 1, 1, 1], 6), ([2, 1, 1], 2), ([2, 2], 1)]
+        """
+        self._dual_basis = dual_basis
+        self._scalar = scalar
+        self._scalar_name = scalar_name
+
+        # Set up the cache
+
+        # cache for the coordinates of the elements
+        # of ``dual_basis`` with respect to ``self``
+        self._to_self_cache = {}
+        # cache for the coordinates of the elements
+        # of ``self`` with respect to ``dual_basis``
+        self._from_self_cache = {}
+        # cache for transition matrices which contain the coordinates of
+        # the elements of ``dual_basis`` with respect to ``self``
+        self._transition_matrices = {}
+        # cache for transition matrices which contain the coordinates of
+        # the elements of ``self`` with respect to ``dual_basis``
+        self._inverse_transition_matrices = {}
+
+        scalar_target = scalar(sage.combinat.partition.Partition([1])).parent()
+        scalar_target = (scalar_target.one()*dual_basis.base_ring().one()).parent()
+
+        self._sym = sage.combinat.sf.sf.SymmetricFunctions(scalar_target)
+        self._p = self._sym.power()
+
+        classical.SymmetricFunctionAlgebra_classical.__init__(self, self._sym,
+                                                              basis_name=basis_name,
+                                                              prefix=prefix)
+
+        # temporary until Hom(GradedHopfAlgebrasWithBasis work better)
+        category = sage.categories.all.ModulesWithBasis(self.base_ring())
+        self.register_coercion(SetMorphism(Hom(self._dual_basis, self, category), self._dual_to_self))
+        self._dual_basis.register_coercion(SetMorphism(Hom(self, self._dual_basis, category), self._self_to_dual))
+
+    def construction(self):
+        """
+        Return a pair ``(F, R)``, where ``F`` is a
+        :class:`SymmetricFunctionsFunctor` and `R` is a ring, such
+        that ``F(R)`` returns ``self``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: w = SymmetricFunctions(ZZ).witt()
+            sage: w.dual_basis().construction()
+            (SymmetricFunctionsFunctor[dual Witt], Integer Ring)
+        """
+        return DualBasisFunctor(self), self.base_ring()
+
+    def _dual_to_self(self, x):
+        """
+        Coerce an element of the dual of ``self`` canonically into ``self``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``x`` -- an element in the dual basis of ``self``
+
+        OUTPUT: ``x`` expressed in the basis ``self``
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+            sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+            sage: h._dual_to_self(m([2,1]) + 3*m[1,1,1])
+            d_m[1, 1, 1] - d_m[2, 1]
+            sage: hh = m.realization_of().h()
+            sage: h._dual_to_self(m(hh([2,2,2])))
+            d_m[2, 2, 2]
+
+        :: Note that the result is not correct if ``x`` is not an element of the
+        dual basis of ``self``
+
+            sage: h._dual_to_self(m([2,1]))
+            -2*d_m[1, 1, 1] + 5*d_m[2, 1] - 3*d_m[3]
+            sage: h._dual_to_self(hh([2,1]))
+            -2*d_m[1, 1, 1] + 5*d_m[2, 1] - 3*d_m[3]
+
+        This is for internal use only. Please use instead::
+
+            sage: h(m([2,1]) + 3*m[1,1,1])
+            d_m[1, 1, 1] - d_m[2, 1]
+        """
+        return self._element_class(self, dual=x)
+
+    def _self_to_dual(self, x):
+        """
+        Coerce an element of ``self`` canonically into the dual.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``x`` -- an element of ``self``
+
+        OUTPUT: ``x`` expressed in the dual basis
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+            sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+            sage: h._self_to_dual(h([2,1]) + 3*h[1,1,1])
+            21*m[1, 1, 1] + 11*m[2, 1] + 4*m[3]
+
+        This is for internal use only. Please use instead::
+
+            sage: m(h([2,1]) + 3*h[1,1,1])
+            21*m[1, 1, 1] + 11*m[2, 1] + 4*m[3]
+
+        or::
+
+            sage: (h([2,1]) + 3*h[1,1,1]).dual()
+            21*m[1, 1, 1] + 11*m[2, 1] + 4*m[3]
+        """
+        return x.dual()
+
+    def _dual_basis_default(self):
+        """
+        Return the default value for ``self.dual_basis()``.
+
+        This returns the basis ``self`` has been built from by
+        duality.
+
+        .. WARNING::
+
+            This is not necessarily the dual basis for the standard
+            (Hall) scalar product!
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+            sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+            sage: h.dual_basis()
+            Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the monomial basis
+            sage: m2 = h.dual_basis(zee, prefix='m2')
+            sage: m([2])^2
+            2*m[2, 2] + m[4]
+            sage: m2([2])^2
+            2*m2[2, 2] + m2[4]
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: h.dual_basis() is h._dual_basis_default()
+            True
+        """
+        return self._dual_basis
+
+    def basis_name(self):
+        r"""
+        Return the name of the basis of ``self``.
+
+        This is used for output and, for the classical bases of
+        symmetric functions, to connect this basis with :ref:`Symmetrica <spkg_symmetrica>`.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: Sym = SymmetricFunctions(QQ)
+            sage: f = Sym.f()
+            sage: f.basis_name()
+            'forgotten'
+        """
+        if self._basis_name is None:
+            return "dual " + self._dual_basis.basis_name()
+        return self._basis_name
+
+    def _repr_(self):
+        """
+        Representation of ``self``.
+
+        OUTPUT: string description of ``self``
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+            sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee); h #indirect doctests
+            Dual basis to Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the monomial basis
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee, scalar_name='Hall scalar product'); h #indirect doctest
+            Dual basis to Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the monomial basis with respect to the Hall scalar product
+        """
+        if self._basis_name is not None:
+            return super()._repr_()
+        if self._scalar_name:
+            return "Dual basis to %s" % self._dual_basis + " with respect to the " + self._scalar_name
+        return "Dual basis to %s" % self._dual_basis
+
+    def _precompute(self, n):
+        """
+        Compute the transition matrices between ``self`` and its dual basis for
+        the homogeneous component of size `n`. The result is not returned,
+        but stored in the cache.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``n`` -- nonnegative integer
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: e = SymmetricFunctions(QQ['t']).elementary()
+            sage: f = e.dual_basis()
+            sage: f._precompute(0)
+            sage: f._precompute(1)
+            sage: f._precompute(2)
+            sage: l = lambda c: [ (i[0],[j for j in sorted(i[1].items())]) for i in sorted(c.items())]
+            sage: l(f._to_self_cache) # note: this may depend on possible previous computations!
+            [([], [([], 1)]), ([1], [([1], 1)]), ([1, 1], [([1, 1], 2), ([2], 1)]), ([2], [([1, 1], 1), ([2], 1)])]
+            sage: l(f._from_self_cache)
+            [([], [([], 1)]), ([1], [([1], 1)]), ([1, 1], [([1, 1], 1), ([2], -1)]), ([2], [([1, 1], -1), ([2], 2)])]
+            sage: f._transition_matrices[2]
+            [1 1]
+            [1 2]
+            sage: f._inverse_transition_matrices[2]
+            [ 2 -1]
+            [-1  1]
+        """
+        base_ring = self.base_ring()
+        zero = base_ring.zero()
+
+        # Handle the n == 0 and n == 1 cases separately
+        if n == 0 or n == 1:
+            part = sage.combinat.partition.Partition([1]*n)
+            self._to_self_cache[ part ] = { part: base_ring.one() }
+            self._from_self_cache[ part ] = { part: base_ring.one() }
+            self._transition_matrices[n] = matrix(base_ring, [[1]])
+            self._inverse_transition_matrices[n] = matrix(base_ring, [[1]])
+            return
+
+        partitions_n = sage.combinat.partition.Partitions_n(n).list()
+
+        # We now get separated into two cases, depending on whether we can
+        # use the power-sum basis to compute the matrix, or we have to use
+        # the Schur basis.
+
+        from sage.rings.rational_field import RationalField
+        if (not base_ring.has_coerce_map_from(RationalField())) and self._scalar == sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee:
+            # This is the case when (due to the base ring not being a
+            # \QQ-algebra) we cannot use the power-sum basis,
+            # but (due to zee being the standard zee function) we can
+            # use the Schur basis.
+
+            schur = self._sym.schur()
+
+            # Get all the basis elements of the n^th homogeneous component
+            # of the dual basis and express them in the Schur basis
+            d = {}
+            for part in partitions_n:
+                d[part] = schur(self._dual_basis(part))._monomial_coefficients
+
+            # This contains the data for the transition matrix from the
+            # dual basis to self.
+            transition_matrix_n = matrix(base_ring, len(partitions_n), len(partitions_n))
+
+            # This first section calculates how the basis elements of the
+            # dual basis are expressed in terms of self's basis.
+
+            # For every partition p of size n, compute self(p) in
+            # terms of the dual basis using the scalar product.
+            i = 0
+            for s_part in partitions_n:
+                # s_part corresponds to self(dual_basis(part))
+                # s_mcs  corresponds to self(dual_basis(part))._monomial_coefficients
+                s_mcs = {}
+
+                # We need to compute the scalar product of d[s_part] and
+                # all of the d[p_part]'s
+                j = 0
+                for p_part in partitions_n:
+                    # Compute the scalar product of d[s_part] and d[p_part]
+                    sp = zero
+                    for ds_part in d[s_part]:
+                        if ds_part in d[p_part]:
+                            sp += d[s_part][ds_part]*d[p_part][ds_part]
+                    if sp != zero:
+                        s_mcs[p_part] = sp
+                        transition_matrix_n[i,j] = sp
+
+                    j += 1
+
+                self._to_self_cache[ s_part ] = s_mcs
+                i += 1
+
+        else:
+            # Now the other case. Note that just being in this case doesn't
+            # guarantee that we can use the power-sum basis, but we can at
+            # least try.
+
+            # Get all the basis elements of the n^th homogeneous component
+            # of the dual basis and express them in the power-sum basis
+            d = {}
+            for part in partitions_n:
+                d[part] = self._p(self._dual_basis(part))._monomial_coefficients
+
+            # This contains the data for the transition matrix from the
+            # dual basis to self.
+            transition_matrix_n = matrix(base_ring, len(partitions_n), len(partitions_n))
+
+            # This first section calculates how the basis elements of the
+            # dual basis are expressed in terms of self's basis.
+
+            # For every partition p of size n, compute self(p) in
+            # terms of the dual basis using the scalar product.
+            i = 0
+            for s_part in partitions_n:
+                # s_part corresponds to self(dual_basis(part))
+                # s_mcs  corresponds to self(dual_basis(part))._monomial_coefficients
+                s_mcs = {}
+
+                # We need to compute the scalar product of d[s_part] and
+                # all of the d[p_part]'s
+                j = 0
+                for p_part in partitions_n:
+                    # Compute the scalar product of d[s_part] and d[p_part]
+                    sp = zero
+                    for ds_part in d[s_part]:
+                        if ds_part in d[p_part]:
+                            sp += d[s_part][ds_part]*d[p_part][ds_part]*self._scalar(ds_part)
+                    if sp != zero:
+                        s_mcs[p_part] = sp
+                        transition_matrix_n[i,j] = sp
+
+                    j += 1
+
+                self._to_self_cache[ s_part ] = s_mcs
+                i += 1
+
+        # Save the transition matrix
+        self._transition_matrices[n] = transition_matrix_n
+
+        # This second section calculates how the basis elements of
+        # self expand in terms of the dual basis.  We do this by
+        # computing the inverse of the matrix obtained above.
+        inverse_transition = ~transition_matrix_n
+
+        for i in range(len(partitions_n)):
+            d_mcs = {}
+            for j in range(len(partitions_n)):
+                if inverse_transition[i,j] != zero:
+                    d_mcs[ partitions_n[j] ] = inverse_transition[i,j]
+
+            self._from_self_cache[ partitions_n[i] ] = d_mcs
+
+        self._inverse_transition_matrices[n] = inverse_transition
+
+    def transition_matrix(self, basis, n):
+        r"""
+        Return the transition matrix between the `n`-th homogeneous components
+        of ``self`` and ``basis``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``basis`` -- a target basis of the ring of symmetric functions
+        - ``n`` -- nonnegative integer
+
+        OUTPUT:
+
+        - A transition matrix from ``self`` to ``basis`` for the elements
+          of degree ``n``.  The indexing order of the rows and
+          columns is the order of ``Partitions(n)``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: Sym = SymmetricFunctions(QQ)
+            sage: s = Sym.schur()
+            sage: e = Sym.elementary()
+            sage: f = e.dual_basis()
+            sage: f.transition_matrix(s, 5)
+            [ 1 -1  0  1  0 -1  1]
+            [-2  1  1 -1 -1  1  0]
+            [-2  2 -1 -1  1  0  0]
+            [ 3 -1 -1  1  0  0  0]
+            [ 3 -2  1  0  0  0  0]
+            [-4  1  0  0  0  0  0]
+            [ 1  0  0  0  0  0  0]
+            sage: Partitions(5).list()
+            [[5], [4, 1], [3, 2], [3, 1, 1], [2, 2, 1], [2, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]]
+            sage: s(f[2,2,1])
+            s[3, 2] - 2*s[4, 1] + 3*s[5]
+            sage: e.transition_matrix(s, 5).inverse().transpose()
+            [ 1 -1  0  1  0 -1  1]
+            [-2  1  1 -1 -1  1  0]
+            [-2  2 -1 -1  1  0  0]
+            [ 3 -1 -1  1  0  0  0]
+            [ 3 -2  1  0  0  0  0]
+            [-4  1  0  0  0  0  0]
+            [ 1  0  0  0  0  0  0]
+        """
+        if n not in self._transition_matrices:
+            self._precompute(n)
+
+        if basis is self._dual_basis:
+            return self._inverse_transition_matrices[n]
+        else:
+            return self._inverse_transition_matrices[n]*self._dual_basis.transition_matrix(basis, n)
+
+    def product(self, left, right):
+        """
+        Return product of ``left`` and ``right``.
+
+        Multiplication is done by performing the multiplication in the dual
+        basis of ``self`` and then converting back to ``self``.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``left``, ``right`` -- elements of ``self``
+
+        OUTPUT: the product of ``left`` and ``right`` in the basis ``self``
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+            sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+            sage: a = h([2])
+            sage: b = a*a; b # indirect doctest
+            d_m[2, 2]
+            sage: b.dual()
+            6*m[1, 1, 1, 1] + 4*m[2, 1, 1] + 3*m[2, 2] + 2*m[3, 1] + m[4]
+        """
+        # Do the multiplication in the dual basis
+        # and then convert back to self.
+        eclass = left.__class__
+        d_product = left.dual() * right.dual()
+        return eclass(self, dual=d_product)
+
+    class Element(classical.SymmetricFunctionAlgebra_classical.Element):
+        """
+        An element in the dual basis.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        At least one of the following must be specified. The one (if
+        any) which is not provided will be computed.
+
+        - ``dictionary`` -- an internal dictionary for the
+          monomials and coefficients of ``self``
+
+        - ``dual`` -- self as an element of the dual basis
+        """
+
+        def __init__(self, A, dictionary=None, dual=None):
+            """
+            Create an element of a dual basis.
+
+            TESTS::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee, prefix='h')
+                sage: a = h([2])
+                sage: ec = h._element_class
+                sage: ec(h, dual=m([2]))
+                -h[1, 1] + 2*h[2]
+                sage: h(m([2]))
+                -h[1, 1] + 2*h[2]
+                sage: h([2])
+                h[2]
+                sage: h([2])._dual
+                m[1, 1] + m[2]
+                sage: m(h([2]))
+                m[1, 1] + m[2]
+            """
+            if dictionary is None and dual is None:
+                raise ValueError("you must specify either x or dual")
+
+            parent = A
+            base_ring = parent.base_ring()
+            zero = base_ring.zero()
+
+            if dual is None:
+                # We need to compute the dual
+                dual_dict = {}
+                from_self_cache = parent._from_self_cache
+
+                # Get the underlying dictionary for self
+                s_mcs = dictionary
+
+                # Make sure all the conversions from self to
+                # to the dual basis have been precomputed
+                for part in s_mcs:
+                    if part not in from_self_cache:
+                        parent._precompute(sum(part))
+
+                # Create the monomial coefficient dictionary from the
+                # the monomial coefficient dictionary of dual
+                for s_part in s_mcs:
+                    from_dictionary = from_self_cache[s_part]
+                    for part in from_dictionary:
+                        dual_dict[ part ] = dual_dict.get(part, zero) + base_ring(s_mcs[s_part]*from_dictionary[part])
+
+                dual = parent._dual_basis._from_dict(dual_dict)
+
+            if dictionary is None:
+                # We need to compute the monomial coefficients dictionary
+                dictionary = {}
+                to_self_cache = parent._to_self_cache
+
+                # Get the underlying dictionary for the dual
+                d_mcs = dual._monomial_coefficients
+
+                # Make sure all the conversions from the dual basis
+                # to self have been precomputed
+                for part in d_mcs:
+                    if part not in to_self_cache:
+                        parent._precompute(sum(part))
+
+                # Create the monomial coefficient dictionary from the
+                # the monomial coefficient dictionary of dual
+                dictionary = blas.linear_combination( (to_self_cache[d_part], d_mcs[d_part]) for d_part in d_mcs)
+
+            # Initialize self
+            self._dual = dual
+            classical.SymmetricFunctionAlgebra_classical.Element.__init__(self, A, dictionary)
+
+        def dual(self):
+            """
+            Return ``self`` in the dual basis.
+
+            OUTPUT:
+
+            - the element ``self`` expanded in the dual basis to ``self.parent()``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+                sage: a = h([2,1])
+                sage: a.parent()
+                Dual basis to Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the monomial basis
+                sage: a.dual()
+                3*m[1, 1, 1] + 2*m[2, 1] + m[3]
+            """
+            return self._dual
+
+        def omega(self):
+            r"""
+            Return the image of ``self`` under the omega automorphism.
+
+            The *omega automorphism* is defined to be the unique algebra
+            endomorphism `\omega` of the ring of symmetric functions that
+            satisfies `\omega(e_k) = h_k` for all positive integers `k`
+            (where `e_k` stands for the `k`-th elementary symmetric
+            function, and `h_k` stands for the `k`-th complete homogeneous
+            symmetric function). It furthermore is a Hopf algebra
+            endomorphism and an involution, and it is also known as the
+            *omega involution*. It sends the power-sum symmetric function
+            `p_k` to `(-1)^{k-1} p_k` for every positive integer `k`.
+
+            The images of some bases under the omega automorphism are given by
+
+            .. MATH::
+
+                \omega(e_{\lambda}) = h_{\lambda}, \qquad
+                \omega(h_{\lambda}) = e_{\lambda}, \qquad
+                \omega(p_{\lambda}) = (-1)^{|\lambda| - \ell(\lambda)}
+                p_{\lambda}, \qquad
+                \omega(s_{\lambda}) = s_{\lambda^{\prime}},
+
+            where `\lambda` is any partition, where `\ell(\lambda)` denotes
+            the length (:meth:`~sage.combinat.partition.Partition.length`)
+            of the partition `\lambda`, where `\lambda^{\prime}` denotes the
+            conjugate partition
+            (:meth:`~sage.combinat.partition.Partition.conjugate`) of
+            `\lambda`, and where the usual notations for bases are used
+            (`e` = elementary, `h` = complete homogeneous, `p` = powersum,
+            `s` = Schur).
+
+            :meth:`omega_involution` is a synonym for the :meth:`omega`
+            method.
+
+            OUTPUT: the result of applying omega to ``self``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: hh = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).homogeneous()
+                sage: hh([2,1]).omega()
+                h[1, 1, 1] - h[2, 1]
+                sage: h([2,1]).omega()
+                d_m[1, 1, 1] - d_m[2, 1]
+            """
+            eclass = self.__class__
+            return eclass(self.parent(), dual=self._dual.omega() )
+
+        omega_involution = omega
+
+        def scalar(self, x):
+            """
+            Return the standard scalar product of ``self`` and ``x``.
+
+            INPUT:
+
+            - ``x`` -- element of the symmetric functions
+
+            OUTPUT: the scalar product between ``x`` and ``self``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+                sage: a = h([2,1])
+                sage: a.scalar(a)
+                2
+            """
+            return self._dual.scalar(x)
+
+        def scalar_hl(self, x):
+            """
+            Return the Hall-Littlewood scalar product of ``self`` and ``x``.
+
+            INPUT:
+
+            - ``x`` -- element of the same dual basis as ``self``
+
+            OUTPUT: the Hall-Littlewood scalar product between ``x`` and ``self``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+                sage: a = h([2,1])
+                sage: a.scalar_hl(a)
+                (-t - 2)/(t^4 - 2*t^3 + 2*t - 1)
+            """
+            return self._dual.scalar_hl(x)
+
+        def _add_(self, y):
+            """
+            Add two elements in the dual basis.
+
+            INPUT:
+
+            - ``y`` -- element of the same dual basis as ``self``
+
+            OUTPUT: the sum of ``self`` and ``y``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: a = h([2,1])+h([3]); a # indirect doctest
+                d_m[2, 1] + d_m[3]
+                sage: h[2,1]._add_(h[3])
+                d_m[2, 1] + d_m[3]
+                sage: a.dual()
+                4*m[1, 1, 1] + 3*m[2, 1] + 2*m[3]
+            """
+            eclass = self.__class__
+            return eclass(self.parent(), dual=(self.dual()+y.dual()))
+
+        def _neg_(self):
+            """
+            Return the negative of ``self``.
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: -h([2,1]) # indirect doctest
+                -d_m[2, 1]
+            """
+            eclass = self.__class__
+            return eclass(self.parent(), dual=self.dual()._neg_())
+
+        def _sub_(self, y):
+            """
+            Subtract two elements in the dual basis.
+
+            INPUT:
+
+            - ``y`` -- element of the same dual basis as ``self``
+
+            OUTPUT: the difference of ``self`` and ``y``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: h([2,1])-h([3]) # indirect doctest
+                d_m[2, 1] - d_m[3]
+                sage: h[2,1]._sub_(h[3])
+                d_m[2, 1] - d_m[3]
+            """
+            eclass = self.__class__
+            return eclass(self.parent(), dual=(self.dual()-y.dual()))
+
+        def _div_(self, y):
+            """
+            Divide an element ``self`` of the dual basis by ``y``.
+
+            INPUT:
+
+            - ``y`` -- element of base field
+
+            OUTPUT: the element ``self`` divided by ``y``
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: a = h([2,1])+h([3])
+                sage: a/2 # indirect doctest
+                1/2*d_m[2, 1] + 1/2*d_m[3]
+            """
+            return self*(~y)
+
+        def __invert__(self):
+            """
+            Invert ``self`` (only possible if ``self`` is a scalar
+            multiple of `1` and we are working over a field).
+
+            OUTPUT: multiplicative inverse of ``self`` if possible
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: a = h(2); a
+                2*d_m[]
+                sage: ~a
+                1/2*d_m[]
+                sage: a = 3*h[1]
+                sage: a.__invert__()
+                Traceback (most recent call last):
+                ...
+                ValueError: cannot invert self (= 3*m[1])
+            """
+            eclass = self.__class__
+            return eclass(self.parent(), dual=~self.dual())
+
+        def expand(self, n, alphabet='x'):
+            """
+            Expand the symmetric function ``self`` as a symmetric polynomial
+            in ``n`` variables.
+
+            INPUT:
+
+            - ``n`` -- nonnegative integer
+
+            - ``alphabet`` -- (default: ``'x'``) a variable for the expansion
+
+            OUTPUT:
+
+            A monomial expansion of ``self`` in the `n` variables
+            labelled by ``alphabet``.
+
+            EXAMPLES::
+
+                sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(QQ).monomial()
+                sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+                sage: h = m.dual_basis(zee)
+                sage: a = h([2,1])+h([3])
+                sage: a.expand(2)
+                2*x0^3 + 3*x0^2*x1 + 3*x0*x1^2 + 2*x1^3
+                sage: a.dual().expand(2)
+                2*x0^3 + 3*x0^2*x1 + 3*x0*x1^2 + 2*x1^3
+                sage: a.expand(2,alphabet='y')
+                2*y0^3 + 3*y0^2*y1 + 3*y0*y1^2 + 2*y1^3
+                sage: a.expand(2,alphabet='x,y')
+                2*x^3 + 3*x^2*y + 3*x*y^2 + 2*y^3
+                sage: h([1]).expand(0)
+                0
+                sage: (3*h([])).expand(0)
+                3
+            """
+            return self._dual.expand(n, alphabet)
+
+
+from sage.combinat.sf.sfa import SymmetricFunctionsFunctor
+
+
+class DualBasisFunctor(SymmetricFunctionsFunctor):
+    """
+    A constructor for algebras of symmetric functions constructed by
+    duality.
+
+    EXAMPLES::
+
+        sage: w = SymmetricFunctions(ZZ).witt()
+        sage: w.dual_basis().construction()
+        (SymmetricFunctionsFunctor[dual Witt], Integer Ring)
+    """
+    def __init__(self, basis):
+        r"""
+        Initialize the functor.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``basis`` -- the basis of the symmetric function algebra
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: w = SymmetricFunctions(ZZ).witt()
+            sage: F = w.dual_basis().construction()[0]
+            sage: TestSuite(F).run()
+        """
+        self._dual_basis = basis._dual_basis
+        self._basis_name = basis._basis_name
+        self._scalar = basis._scalar
+        self._scalar_name = basis._scalar_name
+        self._prefix = basis._prefix
+        super().__init__(basis, self._basis_name)
+
+    def _apply_functor(self, R):
+        """
+        Apply the functor to an object of ``self``'s domain.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: m = SymmetricFunctions(ZZ).monomial()
+            sage: zee = sage.combinat.sf.sfa.zee
+            sage: h = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee)
+            sage: F, R = h.construction()  # indirect doctest
+            sage: F(QQ)
+            Dual basis to Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the monomial basis
+
+            sage: b = m.dual_basis(scalar=zee).dual_basis(scalar=lambda x: 1)
+            sage: F, R = b.construction()  # indirect doctest
+            sage: F(QQ)
+            Dual basis to Dual basis to Symmetric Functions over Rational Field in the monomial basis
+        """
+        dual_basis = self._dual_basis.change_ring(R)
+        return self._basis(dual_basis, self._scalar, self._scalar_name,
+                           self._basis_name, self._prefix)
+
+    def _repr_(self):
+        """
+        Return a string representation of ``self``.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: w = SymmetricFunctions(ZZ).witt()
+            sage: w.dual_basis().construction()
+            (SymmetricFunctionsFunctor[dual Witt], Integer Ring)
+        """
+        if self._basis_name is None:
+            name = "dual " + self._dual_basis.basis_name()
+        else:
+            name = self._basis_name
+        return "SymmetricFunctionsFunctor[" + name + "]"
+
+
+# Backward compatibility for unpickling
+from sage.misc.persist import register_unpickle_override
+
+register_unpickle_override('sage.combinat.sf.dual',
+                           'SymmetricFunctionAlgebraElement_dual',
+                           SymmetricFunctionAlgebra_dual.Element)