diff --git a/permutation.cc b/permutation.cc
index 386ac32..b8fe706 100644
--- a/permutation.cc
+++ b/permutation.cc
@@ -603,12 +603,12 @@ return (n_even_cycles&1)?-1:1;
 
 
 template <typename T>
-Partition<T> CyclePerm<T>::cycles(const T n) const
+CompressedPartition<T> CyclePerm<T>::cycles(const T n) const
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 if(!this->is_valid()) laerror("operation with an invalid cycleperm");
 #endif
-Partition<T> r(n); r.clear();
+CompressedPartition<T> r(n); r.clear();
 T ncycles=this->size();
 for(T i=1; i<=ncycles; ++i)
         {
@@ -718,12 +718,133 @@ return s;
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+template <typename T>
+PERM_RANK_TYPE CompressedPartition<T>::Sn_class_size() const
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+if(!this->is_valid()) laerror("operation with an invalid partition");
+#endif
+int n=this->size();
+PERM_RANK_TYPE r=factorial(n);
+for(int i=1; i<=n; ++i) 
+	{
+	T m=(*this)[i];
+	if(i>1 && m>0) r/=ipow(i,m);
+	if(m>1) r/=factorial(m);
+	}
+return r;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+PERM_RANK_TYPE Partition<T>::Sn_irrep_dim() const
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+if(!this->is_valid()) laerror("operation with an invalid partition");
+#endif
+int n=this->size();
+PERM_RANK_TYPE prod=1;
+Partition<T> adj=this->adjoint();
+//hook length formula
+for(int i=1; i<=adj[1]; ++i) //rows
+	for(int j=1; j<= (*this)[i]; ++j) //cols
+		prod *= (*this)[i]-j+adj[j]-i+1;
+
+return factorial(n)/prod;
+}
+
+
+template <typename T>
+Partition<T> Partition<T>::adjoint() const
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+if(!this->is_valid()) laerror("operation with an invalid partition");
+#endif
+int n=this->size();
+Partition<T> r(n);
+r.clear();
+for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)
+                {
+		int j;
+                for(j=1; j<=n&&(*this)[j]>=i; ++j);
+                r[i]=j-1;
+                }
+return r;
+}
+
+PERM_RANK_TYPE ipow(PERM_RANK_TYPE x, int i)
+{
+if(i<0) return 0;
+PERM_RANK_TYPE y=1;
+do
+        {
+        if(i&1) y *= x;
+	i >>= 1;
+        if(i) x *= x;
+        }
+while(i);
+return y ;
+}
+
+
+//aux for the recursive procedure
+static PERM_RANK_TYPE partitioncount;
+template <typename T> static void (*_pcallback)(const Partition<T>&);
+static int partitiontyp;
+static int partitiontypabs;
+template <typename T> static Partition<T> *partition;
+
+template <typename T>
+void partgen(int remain, int pos)
+{
+int hi,lo;
+if(remain==0) {++partitioncount; (*_pcallback<T>)(*partition<T>); return;}
+if(partitiontyp) lo=(remain+partitiontypabs-pos)/(partitiontypabs-pos+1); else lo=1;
+hi=remain;
+if(partitiontyp>0) hi -= partitiontypabs-pos;
+if(pos>1 && (*partition<T>)[pos-1] < hi) hi= (*partition<T>)[pos-1];
+for((*partition<T>)[pos]=hi; (*partition<T>)[pos]>=lo; --(*partition<T>)[pos]) partgen<T>(remain-(*partition<T>)[pos],pos+1);
+(*partition<T>)[pos]=0;
+}
+
+
+
+template <typename T>
+PERM_RANK_TYPE Partition<T>::generate_all(void (*callback)(const Partition<T>&), int nparts) 
+{
+int n=this->size();
+if(n==0) return 0;
+if(nparts>0 && n<nparts) return 0;
+
+this->copyonwrite();
+this->clear();
+partitioncount=0;
+_pcallback<T> =callback;
+partitiontyp=nparts;
+partition<T> = this;
+partitiontypabs= nparts>=0?nparts:-nparts;
+partgen<T>(n,1);
+return partitioncount;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+YoungTableaux<T>::YoungTableaux(const Partition<T> &frame)
+: NRVec_from1<NRVec_from1<T> >()
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+if(!frame.is_valid()) laerror("invalid partition used as young frame");
+#endif
+int nlines=frame.nparts();
+this->resize(nlines);
+for(int i=1; i<=nlines; ++i) (*this)[i].resize(frame[i]);
+}
+
 
 /***************************************************************************//**
  * forced instantization in the corresponding object file
  ******************************************************************************/
 template class NRPerm<int>;
 template class CyclePerm<int>;
+template class CompressedPartition<int>;
 template class Partition<int>;
 
 #define INSTANTIZE(T) \
diff --git a/permutation.h b/permutation.h
index d75a84e..5aa38f5 100644
--- a/permutation.h
+++ b/permutation.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace LA {
 template <typename T> class NRVec_from1;
 template <typename T> class CyclePerm;
 template <typename T> class Partition;
+template <typename T> class CompressedPartition;
 
 template <typename T>
 class NRPerm : public NRVec_from1<T> {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 extern PERM_RANK_TYPE factorial(const int n);
+extern PERM_RANK_TYPE ipow(PERM_RANK_TYPE x, int i);
 
 //permutations represented in the cycle format
 template <typename T>
@@ -78,9 +80,10 @@ public:
 	CyclePerm inverse() const; //reverse all cycles
 	int parity() const; //negative if having odd number of even-length cycles
 	T max() const {T m=0; for(int i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) {T mm= (*this)[i].max(); if(mm>m) m=mm;} return m;}
-	Partition<T> cycles(const T n) const;
+	CompressedPartition<T> cycles(const T n) const;
 	void readfrom(const std::string &line);
 	CyclePerm operator*(const CyclePerm q) const; //q is rhs and applied first, this applied second
+	//@@@order = lcm of cycle lengths
 };
 
 
@@ -92,24 +95,54 @@ std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &s, const CyclePerm<T> &x);
 
 
 
-//partitions stored as #of 1s, #of 2s, etc.
+//compressed partitions stored as #of 1s, #of 2s, etc.
+template <typename T>
+class CompressedPartition : public NRVec_from1<T> {
+public:
+	CompressedPartition(): NRVec_from1<T>() {};
+	CompressedPartition(const int n) : NRVec_from1<T>(n) {};
+	T sum() const {T s=0; for(int i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) s += i*(*this)[i]; return s;}
+	T nparts() const {T s=0; for(int i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) s += (*this)[i]; return s;}
+	T nclasses() const {T s=0; for(int i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) if((*this)[i]) ++s; return s;}
+	bool is_valid() const {return this->size() == this->sum();}
+	explicit CompressedPartition(const Partition<T> &rhs) : NRVec_from1<T>(rhs.size()) {this->clear(); for(int i=1; i<=rhs.size(); ++i) if(!rhs[i]) break; else (*this)[rhs[i]]++; }
+	PERM_RANK_TYPE Sn_class_size() const; 
+
+//@@@output formatted as in the group character table
+
+};
+
 template <typename T>
 class Partition : public NRVec_from1<T> {
 public:
-	Partition(): NRVec_from1<T>() {};
-	Partition(const int n) : NRVec_from1<T>(n) {};
-	T sum() const {T s=0; for(T i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) s += i*(*this)[i]; return s;}
-	T nparts() const {T s=0; for(T i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) s += (*this)[i]; return s;}
-	T nclasses() const {T s=0; for(T i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) if((*this)[i]) ++s; return s;}
-	bool is_valid() const {return this->size() == this->sum();}
+        Partition(): NRVec_from1<T>() {};
+        Partition(const int n) : NRVec_from1<T>(n) {};
+        T nparts() const {T s=0; for(int i=1; i<=this->size(); ++i) if((*this)[i]) ++s; return s;}
+        bool is_valid() const {if(this->size() != this->sum()) return false; for(int i=2; i<=this->size(); ++i) if((*this)[i]>(*this)[i-1]) return false; return true; }
+	explicit Partition(const CompressedPartition<T>  &rhs) : NRVec_from1<T>(rhs.size()) {this->clear(); int ithru=0; for(int i=rhs.size(); i>=1; --i) for(int j=0; j<rhs[i]; ++j) (*this)[++ithru]=i; }
+	Partition adjoint() const;
+	PERM_RANK_TYPE Sn_irrep_dim() const;
+	PERM_RANK_TYPE generate_all(void (*callback)(const Partition<T>&), int nparts=0); //nparts <0 means at most to -nparts
 
-//@@@generate all partitions, 
-//@@@enumerator of partitions of n to r parts and total
-//@@@adjoint partition, 
-//@@@output formatted as in the group character table
-//@@@Sn character table computation
+
+//@@@yamanouchi symbol
 };
 
 
+template <typename T>
+class YoungTableaux : public NRVec_from1<NRVec_from1<T> > {
+public:
+        YoungTableaux() :  NRVec_from1<NRVec_from1<T> >() {};
+        explicit YoungTableaux(const Partition<T> &frame);
+
+	bool is_valid() const; //@@@shape forms a partition
+        bool filled_correctly() const; //is it filled correctly
+};
+
+
+
+//@@@enumerator of partitions of n to r parts and total from expr
+//@@@Sn character table computation from young - young frame filling
+
 }//namespace
 #endif
diff --git a/t.cc b/t.cc
index 2d5aa5a..56a2396 100644
--- a/t.cc
+++ b/t.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ for(int i=0; i<4; ++i)
 	}
 }
 
+void pprintme(const Partition<int> &p)
+{
+cout<<p;
+Partition<int> q=p.adjoint();
+cout<<"IR dim "<<p.Sn_irrep_dim()<<endl;
+cout <<q;
+CompressedPartition qc(q);
+cout<<"Class size "<<qc.Sn_class_size()<<endl;
+}
+
+
 
 int main()
 {
@@ -2085,7 +2096,7 @@ cout <<p;
 }while(p.next());
 }
 
-if(1)
+if(0)
 {
 int n;
 cin >>n;
@@ -2094,4 +2105,15 @@ int tot=p.generate_all_lex(printme);
 cout <<"generated "<<tot<<endl;
 }
 
+if(1)
+{
+int n;
+cin >>n;
+Partition<int> p(n);
+int tot=p.generate_all(pprintme,0);
+cout <<"generated "<<tot<<endl;
+}
+
+
+
 }