Combinatorics of Finite Sets - Couverture souple

Anderson, Ian

 
9780198533795: Combinatorics of Finite Sets

Synopsis

It is the aim of this book to provide a coherent and up-to-date account of the basic methods and results of the combinatorial study of finite set systems. From its origins in a 1928 theorem of Sperner, this subject has become a lively area of combinatorial research, unified by the gradual discovery of structural insights and widely applicable proof techniques. Much of the material in the book concerns subsets of a set, but there are chapters dealing with more general partially ordered sets: for example, the Clements-Lindstr on extension of the Kruscal-Katona theorem to multisets is discussed, as is the Greene-Kleitman result concerning k-saturated chain partitions of general partially ordered sets. Connections with Dilworth's theorem, the marriage problem and probability are presented. Each chapter ends with a collection of exercises for which outline solutions are provided, and there is an extensive bibliography.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Coherent treatment provides comprehensive view of basic methods and results of the combinatorial study of finite set systems. The Clements-Lindstrom extension of the Kruskal-Katona theorem to multisets is explored, as is the Greene-Kleitman result concerning k-saturated chain partitions of general partially ordered sets. Connections with Dilworth's theorem, the marriage problem, and probability are also discussed. Each chapter ends with a helpful series of exercises and outline solutions appear at the end. "An excellent text for a topics course in discrete mathematics". - Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Coherent treatment provides comprehensive view of basic methods and results of the combinatorial study of finite set systems. The Clements-Lindstrom extension of the Kruskal-Katona theorem to multisets is explored, as is the Greene-Kleitman result concerning k-saturated chain partitions of general partially ordered sets. Connections with Dilworth's theorem, the marriage problem, and probability are also discussed.

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9780486422572: Combinatorics of Finite Sets

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0486422577 ISBN 13 :  9780486422572
Editeur : Dover Publications, 2011
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