# On the representation theory of the alternating groups

Document Type: Ischia Group Theory 2012

Authors

1 Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università del Sannio

2 Dipartimento SBAI, Sapienza Universita' di Roma

3 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Universita' Roma Tre

Abstract

We present the basic results on the representation theory of the alternating‎ ‎groups $A_n$‎. ‎Our approach is based on Clifford theory‎.

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