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A Combinatorial Interpretation Of The Wreath Product Of Schur Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Glânffrwd P. Thomas*
Affiliation:
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Great Britain
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A combinatorial interpretation of Schur functions in terms of Young tableaux is well-known. (For example, see Littlewood [1] or Thomas [4]). The purpose of this paper is to present a combinatorial interpretation of the wreath product (or plethysm) of two Schur functions.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1976

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