A talk on the basics of Symmetric Polynomials by Anton Mellit

The Mathematics Section of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics at Trieste (Italy) organizes a Basic Notions Seminar, every month to introduce a different mathematical concept for beginners. In this talk, Dr. Anton Mellit (ICTP and SISSA, Trieste) explains what are Symmetric Polynomials and where and how they are useful.