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Combinatorics of symplectic invariant tensors

Martin Rubey (1), Bruce W. Westbury ORCID (2)
(1) Fakultät für Mathematik und Geoinformation [Wien]
(2) Department of Mathematics, University of Warwick
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DMTCS Proceedings, 27th International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics (FPSAC 2015)
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10.46298/dmtcs.2508
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Combinatorics of symplectic invariant tensors

Martin Rubey (1), Bruce W. Westbury ORCID (2)
(1) Fakultät für Mathematik und Geoinformation [Wien]
(2) Department of Mathematics, University of Warwick
Abstract
English
An important problem from invariant theory is to describe the subspace of a tensor power of a representation invariant under the action of the group. According to Weyl's classic, the first main (later: 'fundamental') theorem of invariant theory states that all invariants are expressible in terms of a finite number among them, whereas a second main theorem determines the relations between those basic invariants.Here we present a transparent, combinatorial proof of a second fundamental theorem for the defining representation of the symplectic group $Sp(2n)$. Our formulation is completely explicit and provides a very precise link to $(n+1)$-noncrossing perfect matchings, going beyond a dimension count. As a corollary, we obtain an instance of the cyclic sieving phenomenon.
French
Un problème important de la théorie des invariantes est de décrire le sous espace d’une puissance tensorielle d’une représentation invariant à l’action du groupe. Suivant la classique de Weyl, le théorème fondamental premier pour la représentation standard du groupe sympléctique dit que tous les invariants peuvent être exprimés entre un nombre fini d’entre eux. Par ailleurs, un théorème fondamental second détermine les relations entre ces invariants basiques.Ici, nous présentons une preuve transparente d’un théorème fondamental second pour la représentation standard du groupe sympléctique $Sp(2n)$. Notre formulation est complètement explicite et elle fournit un lien très précis avec les couplages parfaits $(n+1)$ -noncroissants, plus précis qu’un dénombrement de la dimension. Comme corollaire nous exhibons un phénomène de crible cyclique.
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  • [INFO.INFO-DM]Computer Science [cs]/Discrete Mathematics [cs.DM]
  • invariant tensors
  • cyclic sieving phenomenon
  • matchings
  • classical groups
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