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The theory of symmetric functions provides an elegant algebraic framework for many enumeration problems, in particular, as we shall see, for plane partitions. As with generating functions they encode a great deal of information, and algebraic manipulations often provide stupendously simple proofs of seemingly difficult problems.
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(2007). Symmetric Functions. In: A Course in Enumeration. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol 238. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39035-0_9
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