The Representation Theory of the Symmetric Group

Abstract

1. Symmetric groups and their young subgroups 2. Ordinary irreducible representations and characters of symmetric and alternating groups 3. Ordinary irreducible matrix representations of symmetric groups 4. Representations of wreath products 5. Applications to combinatories and representation theory 6. Modular representations 7. Representation theory of Sn over an arbitrary field 8. Representations of general linear groups Appendices Index.