2024/08/03 by Arun Ram, Ram, Arun
Arts and Humanities · #01A70 #05E05 #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #Combinatorics (math.CO) #FOS: Mathematics #Historical Art and Culture Studies #History and Overview (math.HO) #Representation Theory (math.RT) #Scottish History and National Identity
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2408.01704
openalex publication_date 2024/08/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Ian Macdonald's works changed our perspective on so many parts of algebraic combinatorics and formal power series. This talk will display some selected works of the art of Ian Macdonald, representative of different periods of his oeuvre, and analyze how they resonate, both for the past development of our subject and for its future. This paper was prepared for the occasion of a lecture in tribute to Ian G. Macdonald, delivered at FPSAC 2024 in Bochum, Germany on 22 July 2024. I want to express thanks to the Executive Committee of FPSAC, the Organizing Committee of FPSAC 2024, and to the whole of our FPSAC 2024 community for making this lecture a possibility and for considering me for its delivery. Macdonald is my hero, and to be asked to play such a role in his legacy touches me deeply.