Representation theory :
Prasad, Amritanshu,
Representation theory : a combinatorial viewpoint / Amritanshu Prasad, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (xii, 191 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 147 . - Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 147. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
This book discusses the representation theory of symmetric groups, the theory of symmetric functions and the polynomial representation theory of general linear groups. The first chapter provides a detailed account of necessary representation-theoretic background. An important highlight of this book is an innovative treatment of the Robinson-Schensted-Knuth correspondence and its dual by extending Viennot's geometric ideas. Another unique feature is an exposition of the relationship between these correspondences, the representation theory of symmetric groups and alternating groups and the theory of symmetric functions. Schur algebras are introduced very naturally as algebras of distributions on general linear groups. The treatment of Schur-Weyl duality reveals the directness and simplicity of Schur's original treatment of the subject. In addition, each exercise is assigned a difficulty level to test readers' learning. Solutions and hints to most of the exercises are provided at the end.
9781139976824 (ebook)
Combinatorial group theory.
Representations of groups.
Symmetry groups.
Symmetric functions.
QA182.5 / .P73 2015
515/.7223
Representation theory : a combinatorial viewpoint / Amritanshu Prasad, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (xii, 191 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 147 . - Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 147. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
This book discusses the representation theory of symmetric groups, the theory of symmetric functions and the polynomial representation theory of general linear groups. The first chapter provides a detailed account of necessary representation-theoretic background. An important highlight of this book is an innovative treatment of the Robinson-Schensted-Knuth correspondence and its dual by extending Viennot's geometric ideas. Another unique feature is an exposition of the relationship between these correspondences, the representation theory of symmetric groups and alternating groups and the theory of symmetric functions. Schur algebras are introduced very naturally as algebras of distributions on general linear groups. The treatment of Schur-Weyl duality reveals the directness and simplicity of Schur's original treatment of the subject. In addition, each exercise is assigned a difficulty level to test readers' learning. Solutions and hints to most of the exercises are provided at the end.
9781139976824 (ebook)
Combinatorial group theory.
Representations of groups.
Symmetry groups.
Symmetric functions.
QA182.5 / .P73 2015
515/.7223