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Combinatorial Straightening Algorithms

Student-Run Discrete Mathematics

Speaker: Sonya Berg, UC Davis
Location: 3106 MSB
Start time: Thu, Jan 29 2009, 1:10PM

Description

In this talk I'll discuss the classical straightening theorem and algorithm of Rota, Désarménien, et al. Time permitting, I'll discuss quantum algebra generalizations and relationships to the RSK algorithm.