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A note on Kostka numbers

Combinatorics 2019-04-01 v1

Abstract

We give an elementary proof of a well-known result on Kostka numbers, following a question from Mark Wildon on MathOverflow. Namely, we show that given partitions λ,μ,ν\lambda,\mu,\nu of nn with μν\mu\trianglerighteq\nu, we have KλνKλμK_{\lambda\nu}\geqslant K_{\lambda\mu}.

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@article{arxiv.1903.12499,
  title  = {A note on Kostka numbers},
  author = {Matthew Fayers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.12499},
  year   = {2019}
}

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No originality is claimed, and no (further) publication is intended. I have been asked to post this note to arXiv so that it can be cited

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