Representation Theory of the Symmetric Groups

by Tullio Ceccherini-Silberstein, Filippo Tolli, Fabio Scarabotti

Book Overview

The representation theory of the symmetric groups is a classical topic that, since the pioneering work of Frobenius, Schur and Young, has grown into a huge body of theory, with many important connections to other areas of mathematics and physics. This self-contained book provides a detailed introduction to the subject, covering classical topics such as the Littlewood-Richardson rule and the Schur-Weyl duality. Importantly the authors also present...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521118174
• ISBN13: 9780521118170
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"