Abstract

We propose a theory of double Schubert polynomials for the Lie types , , which naturally extends the family of Lascoux and Schützenberger in type . These polynomials satisfy positivity, orthogonality and stability properties, and represent the classes of Schubert varieties and degeneracy loci of vector bundles. When is a maximal Grassmannian element of the Weyl group, can be expressed in terms of Schur-type determinants and Pfaffians, in analogy with the type formula of Kempf and Laksov. An example, motivated by quantum cohomology, shows there are no Chern class formulas for degeneracy loci of "isotropic morphisms" of bundles.