The evaluation of irreducible polynomial representations of the general linear groups and of the unitary groups over fields of characteristic 0

boson polynomials computer calculations general linear groups irreducible representations of symmetric groups ordinary irreducible polynomial representations unitary representation

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Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to group theory (20-04) Representations of finite symmetric groups (20C30) Representations of infinite symmetric groups (20C32) Representation theory for linear algebraic groups (20G05) Linear algebraic groups over arbitrary fields (20G15)

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We describe an efficient method for the computer evaluation of the ordinary irreducible polynomial representations of general linear groups using an integral form of the ordinary irreducible representations of symmetric groups. In order to do this, we first give an algebraic explanation of D. E. Littlewood's modification of I. Schur's construction. Then we derive a formula for the entries of the representing matrices which is much more concise and adapted to the effective use of computer calculations. Finally, we describe how one obtains - using this time an orthogonal form of the ordinary irreducible representations of symmetric groups - a version which yields a unitary representation when it is restricted to the unitary subgroup. In this way we adapt D. B. Hunter's results which heavily rely on Littlewood's methods, and boson polynomials come into the play so that we also meet the needs of applications to physics.

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