Partition analysis and symmetrizing operators (Q1770440)

This paper is concerned with the Omega operator which was introduced by MacMahon in his work on partition analysis. This operator has recently been studied by \textit{G. E. Andrews}, \textit{P. Paule} and \textit{A. Riese} [see e.g. Eur. J. Comb. 22, 887--904 (2001; Zbl 0979.05008)]. A new expression for the Omega operator is presented, in terms of Schur functions, and this is related to a recent expression in terms of the Lagrange operator [see \textit{G.-N. Han}, Ann. Comb. 7, 467--480 (2003; Zbl 1036.05005)].