 Symmetric-group subset permutation representation (source code)

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= Symmetric-group subset permutation representation

Let $S_n$ act on the $r$-element subsets of $\{1,\ldots,n\}$, with permutation character $\pi_r$. If $0\leq l\leq k\leq n/2$, then
$$
\langle\pi_k,\pi_l\rangle=l+1,
$$
because orbits of pairs are classified by intersection size $0,\ldots,l$.

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