Combinatorics Finite Geometries 2ed - Couverture souple

Batten, Lynn Margaret

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521599938 ISBN 13 : 9780521599931

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book is an introductory text on the combinatorial theory of finite geometry. It assumes only a basic knowledge of set theory and analysis, but soon leads the student to results at the frontiers of research. It begins with an elementary combinatorial approach to finite geometries based on finite sets of points and lines, and moves into the classical work on affine and projective planes. The next part deals with polar spaces, partial geometries, and generalised quadrangles. The revised edition contains an entirely new chapter on blocking sets in linear spaces, which highlights some of the most important applications of blocking sets from the initial game-theoretic setting to their recent use in cryptography. Extensive exercises at the end of each chapter ensure the usefulness of this book for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students.

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Revue de presse

'The book is written in a very lively and readable style, and must be recommended as the first reading for everybody interested in this area of combinatorics and geometry.' European Mathematical Society

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521599938
• ISBN 13: 9780521599931
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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