INSERT routine
Input: A (partial) tableau T and a number a.
Output: a is inserted in the tableau. The position of the last insert is returned.
begin
1: j := 1;{We always start inserting in the first row}
2: repeat
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if T has less than j rows then
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Add a row containing a to T
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return rec(r := j,c := 1);
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elif a bigger then last element in row j of T then
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Add a at the end of row j in T
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return rec(r := j,c := |T [ j]|);
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else
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Let i be the index of the smallest element ≥ a in the j-th row {This is the position in the
row where one could place a while satisfying the tableau properties!}
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x := T [ j][i];{“Bump” out x to the next row}
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T [ j][i] := a;
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a := x;
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j := j + 1;
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fi;
16: until false
end
The RSK (ROBINSON , S CHENSTED , K NUTH) algorithm
Input: A permutation in passive form [a1 , . . . , an ].
Output: Two tableaux S and T .
begin
1: S := []; T := [];
2: for i ∈ [1, . . . , n] do
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p := INSERT(S, ai );
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T [pr ][pc ] := i;
5: od;
6: return S and T ;
end
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