Symmetric Functions and Hall Polynomials (Oxford Mathematical Monographs) - Hardcover

Macdonald, I.G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198535309 ISBN 13: 9780198535300

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1980

Synopsis

This new and much expanded edition of a well-received book remains the only text available on the subject of symmetric functions and Hall polynomials. There are new sections in almost every chapter, and many new examples have been included throughout.

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About the Author

Professor Ian Grant Macdonald, Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS. Tel: 0171 975 5514; fax: 0181 981 9587. Professor Macdonald is a series editor for the Oxford Mathematical Monographs series, and is a key speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians 1998.

Review

"This new edition incorporates the additions to the translated version, as well as a tremendous amount of new material . . . . Readers familiar with the first edition will find that the author's uniquely brief but lucid style has not changed . . . . This masterful new edition will undoubtedly remain the standard reference for symmetric polynomials. It serves as proof of the metatheorem that wherever 'natural' structures indexed by partitions arise, the algebra of symmetric functions is nearby."--Mathematical Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198535309
• ISBN 13: 9780198535300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180