Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics
Author
Tullio Ceccherini-Silberstein
, Fabio Scarabotti (Universita Degli Studi Di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy)
, Filippo Tolli (Universita Degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy)
The representation theory of the symmetric groups is a classical topic that has grown into a huge body of theory, with many important connections to other areas of mathematics and physics. This self-contained introduction comprises classical and modern topics, including an exhaustive exposition of the new Okounkov-Vershik approach.