"This classic monograph on representation theory and the symmetric group is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics. The Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society hailed Daniel Edwin Rutherford's treatment as """"a long overdue account of Young's representation theory of the symmetric group,"""" noting that """"many of Young's complicated proofs have been simplified through a free use of mathematical induction.""""Starting with an elementary overview of the theory of the symmetric group, the book proceeds to an examination of Young's formula, followed by an introduction to the fundamental notion of a standard diagram. Subsequent chapters present the passage to orthogonal and natural representations. No prior knowledge of the general theory of group characters is assumed, and the author deduces the necessary theory for the symmetric group. The final chapter illustrates the substitutional aspect of the theory, and a helpful appendix and bibliography conclude the text."
By:
Daniel Rutherford Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 149g ISBN:9780486491202 ISBN 10: 048649120X Series:Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics Pages: 112 Publication Date:17 April 2013 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Preface Introduction I. The Calculus of Permutations II. The Calculus of Tableaux III. The Semi-normal Representations IV. The Orthogonal and Natural Representations V. Group Characters VI. Substitutional Equations Appendix: Tables for the Case n = 3 Bibliography Index