Geometric interpretations of two branching theorems of D.E. Littlewood

Journal of Algebra

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 728-754

  Knapp, A W ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching theorem; Classical group; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348159777     PISSN: 00218693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalgebra.2002.11.001     Document Type: Article

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