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Let the product of all the hooks in a tableau be <math>h</math>. Then, the Hook Length Theorem states that the number of SYTs is <math>\frac{n!}{h}</math>.
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Let the product of all the hooks in a tableau be <math>h</math>. Then, the Hook Length Theorem states that the number of SYTs is <math>\frac{n!}{h}</math>. The number of hooks of each block in the example tableau is shown below.
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So in the example, the number of SYTs is <math>\frac{13!}{9\times7\times6\times3\times2\times1\times5\times3\times2\times4\times2\times1\times1} = 11440</math>.

Latest revision as of 17:02, 19 April 2023

Introduction

The hook length theorem is a theorem to be used on Standard Young Tableau. A standard Young Tableau is essentially a pack of blocks together, such as this one:

Young Tableau.png

A tableau has a decreasing(not strictly decreasing) number of blocks in every row.

Tableau.png

A Standard Young Tableau(SYT) has increasing numbers in both rows and columns. As shown in the figure, 1-3-10 is increasing, as well as 2-5, 4-6, 7-9, 1-2-4-7-8, and 3-5-6-9.


Theorem

Let the number of blocks in the tableau be n. A hook of a block is the number of blocks to the right and below the block, including the block. In the below image, the hook of the red square is $7$.

Hook Example.png

Let the product of all the hooks in a tableau be $h$. Then, the Hook Length Theorem states that the number of SYTs is $\frac{n!}{h}$. The number of hooks of each block in the example tableau is shown below.

TableauHook.png

So in the example, the number of SYTs is $\frac{13!}{9\times7\times6\times3\times2\times1\times5\times3\times2\times4\times2\times1\times1} = 11440$.