Skew Domino Schensted Algorithm and Sign-imbalance

Using growth diagrams, we define skew domino Schensted algorithm which is a domino analogue of “Robinson-Schensted algorithm for skew tableaux” due to Sagan and Stanley. The color-to-spin property of Shimozono and White is extended. As an application, we give a simple generating function for a weighted sum of skew domino tableaux whose special case is a generalization of Stanley’s sign-imbalance formula. The generating function gives a method to calculate the generalized sign-imbalance formula. We also extend Sjöstrand’s theorems on sign-imbalance of skew shapes.