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Contents ix<br />

Chapter 13. P v. NP 307<br />

§13.1. Introduction to complexity 308<br />

§13.2. Polynomials arising in complexity theory, graph theory, <strong>and</strong><br />

statistics 311<br />

§13.3. Definitions of VP, VNP <strong>and</strong> other algebraic complexity<br />

classes 313<br />

§13.4. Complexity of perm n <strong>and</strong> detn 318<br />

§13.5. Immanants <strong>and</strong> their symmetries 325<br />

§13.6. Geometric Complexity Theory approach to VPws v. VNP 329<br />

§13.7. Other complexity classes via polynomials 336<br />

§13.8. Vectors of minors <strong>and</strong> homogeneous varieties 337<br />

§13.9. Holographic algorithms <strong>and</strong> spinors 344<br />

Chapter 14. Varieties of tensors in phylogenetics <strong>and</strong> quantum<br />

mechanics 353<br />

§14.1. Tensor network states 353<br />

§14.2. Algebraic Statistics <strong>and</strong> phylogenetics 359<br />

Part 4. Advanced topics<br />

Chapter 15. Overview of the proof of the Alex<strong>and</strong>er-Hirschowitz<br />

theorem 369<br />

§15.1. The semi-classical cases 370<br />

§15.2. The Alex<strong>and</strong>er-Hirschowitz idea for dealing with the<br />

remaining cases 373<br />

Chapter 16. Representation theory 377<br />

§16.1. Basic definitions 377<br />

§16.2. Casimir eigenvalues <strong>and</strong> Kostant’s theorem 381<br />

§16.3. Cohomology of homogeneous vector bundles 385<br />

§16.4. Equations <strong>and</strong> Inheritance in a more general context 389<br />

Chapter 17. Weyman’s method 391<br />

§17.1. Ideals <strong>and</strong> coordinate rings of projective varieties 392<br />

§17.2. Koszul sequences 393<br />

§17.3. The Kempf-Weyman method 396<br />

§17.4. Subspace varieties 400<br />

Hints <strong>and</strong> Answers to Selected Exercises 405<br />

Bibliography 411

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