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The Combinatorics of the Character Theory for some Group Extensions

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Algebraic Combinatorics and Applications

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Combinatorial methods are presented for calculating the Fischer matrices of the generalized symmetric group and one of its covering groups.

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Morris, A., Almestady, M. (2001). The Combinatorics of the Character Theory for some Group Extensions. In: Betten, A., Kohnert, A., Laue, R., Wassermann, A. (eds) Algebraic Combinatorics and Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59448-9_18

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