Polynomial Representations of Gl_n: With an Appendix on Schensted Correspondence and Littelmann Paths

The new corrected and expanded edition adds a special appendix on Schensted Correspondence and Littelmann Paths. This appendix can be read independently of the rest of the volume and is an account of the Littelmann path model for the case gl_n. The appendix also offers complete proofs of classical theorems of Schensted and Knuth.