Archibald Read Richardson
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Archibald Read Richardson (21 August 1881 – 4 November 1954) was a British
mathematician
known for his work in algebra
.
He collaborated with Dudley E. Littlewood
on invariants and group representation theory. They introduced the immanant of a matrix
, studied Schur functions and developed the Littlewood-Richardson rule for their multiplication.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 21 March 1946.
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
known for his work in algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
.
He collaborated with Dudley E. Littlewood
Dudley E. Littlewood
Dudley Ernest Littlewood was a British mathematician known for his work in group representation theory....
on invariants and group representation theory. They introduced the immanant of a matrix
The immanant of a matrix
In mathematics, the immanant of a matrix was defined by Dudley E. Littlewood and Archibald Read Richardson as a generalisation of the concepts of determinant and permanent....
, studied Schur functions and developed the Littlewood-Richardson rule for their multiplication.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 21 March 1946.