Basic Concepts.- Properties of P-statistics.- Asymptotics for Random Permanents.- Weak Convergence of Permanent Processes.- Weak Convergence of P-statistics.- Permanent Designs and Related Topics.- Products of Partial Sums and Wishart Determinants.

This superb explication of a complex subject presents the current state of the art of the mathematical theory of symmetric functionals on random matrices. It emphasizes its connection with the statistical non-parametric estimation theory. The book provides a detailed description of the approach of symmetric function decompositions to the asymptotic theory of symmetric functionals, including the classical theory of U-statistics. It also presents applications of the theory.