ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICS, vol.231, no.5, pp.2465-2483, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
In analogy with the set of Jucys-Murphy elements, a set of ring generators for the Hecke algebra of the Gel' fand pair (S-2n, B-n), where B-n is the hyperoctahedral subgroup of the symmetric group S-2n is constructed. Various consequences are presented, a conjecture of S. Matsumoto is proven. (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.