Induced Representations of the Infinite Symmetric Group

Infinite-dimensional Group Representations

Closed subgroups of the infinite symmetric group

Let S = Sym(Ω) be the group of all permutations of a countably infinite set Ω, and for subgroups G1, G2 6 S let us write G1 ≈ G2 if there exists a finite set U ⊆ S such that 〈G1 ∪U 〉 = 〈G2 ∪U 〉. It is shown that the subgroups closed in the function topology on S lie in precisely four equivalence classes under this relation. Which of these classes a closed subgroup G belongs to depends on which ...

The Representations of the Symmetric Group

In this paper we classify the irreducible representations of the symmetric group Sn and give a proof of the hook formula for the dimension of each irreducible. 1. The Irreducible Representations of Sn We construct the irreducible representations of the symmetric group. The number of irreducible representations of Sn is the number of conjugacy classes of Sn, which is the number of partitions of ...

Irreducible Representations of the Symmetric Group

We construct the Specht modules and prove that they completely characterize the irreducible representations of the symmetric group. We will prove certain properties of these representations using combinatorial tools (such as calculating the dimension using Hook’s length formula). Only an introductory knowledge of group theory and linear algebra will be assumed and representation theory concepts...

Irreducible Representations of the Symmetric Group

The intent of this paper is to give the reader, in a general sense, how to go about finding irreducible representations of the Symmetric Group Sn. While I would like to be thorough toward this end, I fear we must assume some results from Wedderburn Theory that will be given without proof because although they are important, proving and discussing these results is not in the scope of this paper....