Characters of Finite Coxeter Groups and Iwahori-Hecke Algebras (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198502500)

Finite Coxeter groups and related structures arise naturally in several branches of mathematics such as the theory of Lie algebras and algebraic groups. The corresponding Iwahori-Hecke algebras are then obtained by a certain deformation process which have applications in the representation theory of groups of Lie type and the theory of knots and links. This book develops the theory of conjugacy classes and irreducible character, both for finite Coxeter groups and the associated Iwahori-Hecke algebras. Topics covered range from classical results to more recent developments and are clear and concise. This is the first book to develop these subjects both from a theoretical and an algorithmic point of view in a systematic way, covering all types of finite Coxeter groups.

Author: Meinolf Geck, Gz Pfeiffer
ISBN-10: 0198502508
ISBN-13: 9780198502500
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2000
Pages: 461
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2001 pg. 39