Abstract
We identify two seemingly disparate structures: supercharacters, a useful way of doing Fourier analysis on the group of unipotent uppertriangular matrices with coefficients in a finite field, and the ring of symmetric functions in noncommuting variables. Each is a Hopf algebra and the two are isomorphic as such. This allows developments in each to be transferred. The identification suggests a rich class of examples for the emerging field of combinatorial Hopf algebras.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages | 3-14 |
Number of pages | 12 |
State | Published - 2011 |
Event | 23rd International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, FPSAC'11 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: Jun 13 2011 → Jun 17 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 23rd International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, FPSAC'11 |
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Country/Territory | Iceland |
City | Reykjavik |
Period | 6/13/11 → 6/17/11 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Algebra and Number Theory