 Wavevector selection rule for equivariant monomials

An equivariant dynamical system can contain the monomial ${\prod }_j{A}_j^{p_j}{\overline{A}}_j^{q_j}$ in its $\ell$th amplitude equation only if its total wavevector equals the output wavevector. Its degree is ${\sum }_j(p_j+q_j)$. Thus an integer vector $d=p-q$ contributes at degree $N$ exactly when the wavevector equation holds, $\Vert d{\Vert }_1\le N$, and $N-\Vert d{\Vert }_1$ is even. The extra even degree is supplied by factors $|A_j{|}^2$. This finite integer test distinguishes regular saturation terms from phase-sensitive resonance terms.