Substitutional Analysis
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.
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Substitutional Analysis
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.
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Substitutional Analysis

Substitutional Analysis

by Daniel Edwin Rutherford
Substitutional Analysis

Substitutional Analysis

by Daniel Edwin Rutherford

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780486316338
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 05/06/2013
Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 112
File size: 8 MB

About the Author


Daniel Edwin Rutherford (1906–66) was Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Scotland's University of St. Andrews. Substitutional Analysis is widely considered the most historically important of his many books.

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroductionI. The Calculus of PermutationsII. The Calculus of TableauxIII. The Semi-normal RepresentationsIV. The Orthogonal and Natural RepresentationsV. Group CharactersVI. Substitutional EquationsAppendix: Tables for the Case n = 3BibliographyIndex
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