The peak algebra and the descent algebras of types B and D

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 356, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2781-2824

  Aguiar, Marcelo ^a   Bergeron, Nantel ^b   Nyman, Kathryn ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coxeter groups; Hopf algebras; Peak algebra; Signed permutations; Solomon's descent algebras; Types B and D

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942631339     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-04-03541-X     Document Type: Article

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