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Subgroup Majorization

Statistics Theory 2014-09-30 v4 Group Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

The extension of majorization (also called the rearrangement ordering), to more general groups than the symmetric (permutation) group, is referred to as GG-majorization. There are strong results in the case that GG is a reflection group and this paper builds on this theory in the direction of subgroups, normal subgroups, quotient groups and extensions. The implications for fundamental cones and order-preserving functions are studied. The main example considered is the hyperoctahedral group, which, acting on a vector in Rn\mathbb R^n, permutes and changes the signs of components.

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@article{arxiv.1303.2707,
  title  = {Subgroup Majorization},
  author = {Andrew R. Francis and Henry P. Wynn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.2707},
  year   = {2014}
}

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18 pages. To appear, Linear Algebra and its Applications

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