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Some Geometry of Symmetrized Tensor Spaces

Date

2014-05-01

Author

Harmon, Henry

Type of Degree

dissertation

Department

Mathematics and Statistics

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the geometry of symmetrized tensor spaces using a construct known as a coset space. We find that, for a group G, certain pairings of subgroups and irreducible characters give rise to crystallographic root systems. We also gain insight into the conditions under which a symmetrized tensor space has an o-basis.