Preface |
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I Symmetric groups and symmetric functions |
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1 Representations of finite groups and semisimple algebras |
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3 | (46) |
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1.1 Finite groups and their representations |
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3 | (10) |
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1.2 Characters and constructions on representations |
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13 | (5) |
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1.3 The non-commutative Fourier transform |
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18 | (9) |
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1.4 Semisimple algebras and modules |
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27 | (13) |
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1.5 The double commutant theory |
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40 | (9) |
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2 Symmetric functions and the Frobenius-Schur isomorphism |
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49 | (50) |
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2.1 Conjugacy classes of the symmetric groups |
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50 | (4) |
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2.2 The five bases of the algebra of symmetric functions |
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54 | (15) |
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2.3 The structure of graded self-adjoint Hopf algebra |
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69 | (9) |
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2.4 The Frobenius-Schur isomorphism |
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78 | (9) |
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2.5 The Schur-Weyl duality |
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87 | (12) |
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3 Combinatorics of partitions and tableaux |
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99 | (48) |
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3.1 Pieri rules and Murnaghan-Nakayama formula |
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99 | (9) |
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3.2 The Robinson-Schensted-Knuth algorithm |
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108 | (23) |
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3.3 Construction of the irreducible representations |
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131 | (9) |
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3.4 The hook-length formula |
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140 | (7) |
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II Hecke algebras and their representations |
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147 | (178) |
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4 Hecke algebras and the Brauer-Cartan theory |
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149 | (68) |
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4.1 Coxeter presentation of symmetric groups |
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151 | (10) |
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4.2 Representation theory of algebras |
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161 | (12) |
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4.3 Brauer-Cartan deformation theory |
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173 | (10) |
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4.4 Structure of generic and specialized Hecke algebras |
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183 | (24) |
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4.5 Polynomial construction of the q-Specht modules |
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207 | (10) |
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5 Characters and dualities for Hecke algebras |
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217 | (70) |
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5.1 Quantum groups and their Hopf algebra structure |
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218 | (12) |
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5.2 Representation theory of the quantum groups |
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230 | (22) |
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5.3 Jimbo-Schur-Weyl duality |
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252 | (11) |
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5.4 Iwahori-Hecke duality |
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263 | (9) |
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5.5 Hall-Littlewood polynomials and characters of Hecke algebras |
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272 | (15) |
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6 Representations of the Hecke algebras specialized at q = 0 |
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287 | (38) |
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6.1 Non-commutative symmetric functions |
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289 | (10) |
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6.2 Quasi-symmetric functions |
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299 | (7) |
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6.3 The Hecke-Frobenius-Schur isomorphisms |
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306 | (19) |
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III Observables of partitions |
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325 | (174) |
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7 The Ivanov-Kerov algebra of observables |
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327 | (48) |
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7.1 The algebra of partial permutations |
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328 | (11) |
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7.2 Coordinates of Young diagrams and their moments |
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339 | (8) |
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7.3 Change of basis in the algebra of observables |
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347 | (7) |
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7.4 Observables and topology of Young diagrams |
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354 | (21) |
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8 The Jucys-Murphy elements |
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375 | (26) |
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8.1 The Gelfand-Tsetlin subalgebra of the symmetric group algebra |
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375 | (12) |
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8.2 Jucys-Murphy elements acting on the Gelfand-Tsetlin basis |
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387 | (9) |
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8.3 Observables as symmetric functions of the contents |
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396 | (5) |
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9 Symmetric groups and free probability |
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401 | (50) |
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9.1 Introduction to free probability |
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402 | (16) |
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9.2 Free cumulants of Young diagrams |
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418 | (8) |
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9.3 Transition measures and Jucys-Murphy elements |
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426 | (5) |
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9.4 The algebra of admissible set partitions |
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431 | (20) |
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10 The Stanley-Feray formula and Kerov polynomials |
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451 | (48) |
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10.1 New observables of Young diagrams |
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451 | (13) |
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10.2 The Stanley-Feray formula for characters of symmetric groups |
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464 | (15) |
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10.3 Combinatorics of the Kerov polynomials |
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479 | (20) |
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IV Models of random Young diagrams |
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499 | (130) |
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11 Representations of the infinite symmetric group |
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501 | (46) |
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11.1 Harmonic analysis on the Young graph and extremal characters |
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502 | (9) |
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11.2 The bi-infinite symmetric group and the Olshanski semigroup |
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511 | (16) |
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11.3 Classification of the admissible representations |
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527 | (11) |
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11.4 Spherical representations and the GNS construction |
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538 | (9) |
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12 Asymptotics of central measures |
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547 | (48) |
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12.1 Free quasi-symmetric functions |
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548 | (14) |
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12.2 Combinatorics of central measures |
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562 | (14) |
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12.3 Gaussian behavior of the observables |
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576 | (19) |
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13 Asymptotics of Plancherel and Schur-Weyl measures |
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595 | (34) |
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13.1 The Plancherel and Schur-Weyl models |
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596 | (6) |
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13.2 Limit shapes of large random Young diagrams |
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602 | (12) |
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13.3 Kerov's central limit theorem for characters |
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614 | (15) |
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629 | (20) |
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Appendix A Representation theory of semisimple Lie algebras |
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631 | (18) |
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A.1 Nilpotent, solvable and semisimple algebras |
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631 | (4) |
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A.2 Root system of a semisimple complex algebra |
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635 | (6) |
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A.3 The highest weight theory |
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641 | (8) |
References |
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649 | (12) |
Index |
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