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A Hopf algebraic approach to Schur function identities

Combinatorics 2017-06-12 v4

Abstract

Using cocommutativity of the Hopf algebra of symmetric functions, certain skew Schur functions are proved to be equal. Some of these skew Schur function identities are new.

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@article{arxiv.1511.06337,
  title  = {A Hopf algebraic approach to Schur function identities},
  author = {Karen Yeats},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.06337},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

14 pages, smaller updates based on referee comments

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