Hook-Length Formula

January 31, 2024, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Location:

Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor

Rutgers University

Hill Center

Mathematics Department

110 Frelinghuysen Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Milan Simonovic, Rutgers University

I’ll explain what the hook-length formula is and present a cool proof using volumes of polytopes. If there’s time, I’ll also present a probabilistic proof. No background will be needed or expected.