Higher Combinatorics Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Berlin (West Germany), September 1–10, 1976

Synopsis

It is general consensus that Combinatorics has developed into a full-fledged mathematical discipline whose beginnings as a charming pastime have long since been left behind and whose great signifi­ cance for other branches of both pure and applied mathematics is only beginning to be realized. The last ten years have witnessed a tremendous outburst of activity both in relatively new fields such as Coding Theory and the Theory of Matroids as well as in' more time honored endeavors such as Generating Functions and the Inver­ sion Calculus. Although the number of text books on these subjects is slowly increasing, there is also a great need for up-to-date surveys of the main lines of research designed to aid the beginner and serve as a reference for the expert. It was the aim of the Advanced Study Institute "Higher Combinatorics" in Berlin, 1976, to help fulfill this need. There were five sections: I. Counting Theory, II. Combinatorial Set Theory and Order Theory, III. Matroids, IV. Designs and V. Groups and Coding Theory, with three principal lecturers in each section. Expanded versions of most lectures form the contents of this book. The Institute was designed to offer, especially to young researchers, a comprehen­ sive picture of the most interesting developments currently under way. It is hoped that these proceedings will serve the same purpose for a wider audience.

Book details

Edition:

1977

Series:

Nato Science Series C: (Book 31)

Author:

M. Aigner

ISBN:

9789401012201

Related ISBNs:

9789027707956

Publisher:

Springer Netherlands

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

No

Date of addition:

2022-08-25

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Copyright

Copyright date:

1977

Copyright by:

N/A 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Mathematics and Statistics, Nonfiction