David Joyner wrote: > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:43 PM, amps <arat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I see that there is a function to compute the character table of the >> symmetric group, but is there one where you input two partitions and >> it outputs the value of the character indexed by the first partition >> evaluated at the second? I have been searching for some time and >> can't find the answer. > > > I don't know either and would be interested as well. > Do you know how to do this in GAP?
One way is to use symmetric function theory: sage: s = SFASchur(QQ); p = SFAPower(QQ) sage: s(p([2,2])).coefficient([3,1]) -1 This says that the value of the irreducible character indexed by the partition (3,1) is -1 when evaluated on a conjugacy class of size (2,2). Cheers, Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
