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On the construction of irreducible representations of the symmetric group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. R. Gabriel
J. R. Gabriel
Affiliation:
Theoretical Physics Division, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell
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Abstract

A simple method for constructing irreducible representations of the symmetric group is given. It is particularly suitable for use in quantum mechanical calculation of interactions in many particle systems, using electronic digital computers.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , April 1961 , pp. 330 - 340
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1961

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