Symmetric Functions and Combinatorial Operators on Polynomials
| Author/creator | Lascoux, Alain Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Providence : American Mathematical Society |
| Description | 268 p. ill 25.000 x 017.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics - Backfile |
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| Series | CBMS Regional Conference Ser. in Mathematics Ser. 99 |
| Summary | Annotation The theory of symmetric functions is an old topic in mathematics, which is used as an algebraic tool in many classical fields. With $lambda$-rings, one can regard symmetric functions as operators on polynomials and reduce the theory to just a handful of fundamental formulas. One of the main goals of the book is to describe the technique of $lambda$-rings. The main applications of this technique to the theory of symmetric functions are related to the Euclid algorithm and its occurrence in division, continued fractions, Pade approximants, and orthogonal polynomials. Putting the emphasis on the symmetric group instead of symmetric functions, one can extend the theory to non-symmetric polynomials, with Schur functions being replaced by Schubert polynomials. In two independent chapters, the author describes the main properties of these polynomials, following either the approach of Newton and interpolation methods, or the method of Cauchy and the diagonalization of a kernel generalizing the resultant. The last chapter sketches a non-commutative version of symmetric functions, with the help of Young tableaux and the plactic monoid. The book also contains numerous exercises clarifying and extending many points of the main text. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003066740 |
| ISBN | 9780821828717 |
| ISBN | 0821828711 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780821828717 |
| Stock number | 00001436 |
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