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The symmetric group $S_n$ is the group of permutations of the set of integers $\{1,\dots,n\}$. This has $n!$ elements and is generated by the $n-1$ involutions exchanging consecutive integers. The symmetric groups form the simplest family of Coxeter groups.

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What are the applications of immanants?

Definitions of determinant: $\det(A) = \sum_{\sigma \in S_n}\operatorname{sgn} \sigma\prod_{i}a_{i, \sigma(i)}$ and permanent: $\mathrm{per}(A) = \sum_{\sigma \in S_n}\prod_{i}a_{i, \sigma(i)}$ ad …
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