Combinatorics of symplectic invariant tensors

Autor: Martin Rubey, Bruce W. Westbury
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science, Vol DMTCS Proceedings, 27th..., Iss Proceedings (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1365-8050
DOI: 10.46298/dmtcs.2508
Popis: An important problem from invariant theory is to describe the subspace of a tensor power of a representation invariant under the action of the group. According to Weyl's classic, the first main (later: 'fundamental') theorem of invariant theory states that all invariants are expressible in terms of a finite number among them, whereas a second main theorem determines the relations between those basic invariants.Here we present a transparent, combinatorial proof of a second fundamental theorem for the defining representation of the symplectic group $Sp(2n)$. Our formulation is completely explicit and provides a very precise link to $(n+1)$-noncrossing perfect matchings, going beyond a dimension count. As a corollary, we obtain an instance of the cyclic sieving phenomenon.
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