9780817683634: Configurations from a Graphical Viewpoint

Synopsis

This self-contained book uses algebraic graph theory to introduce groups; topological graph theory to explore surfaces; and geometric graph theory to analyze incidence geometries. Includes 200 illustrations, exercises and open problems, and a bibliography.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Configurations can be studied from a graph-theoretical viewpoint via the so-called Levi graphs and lie at the heart of graphs, groups, surfaces, and geometries, all of which are very active areas of mathematical exploration. In this self-contained textbook, algebraic graph theory is used to introduce groups; topological graph theory is used to explore surfaces; and geometric graph theory is implemented to analyze incidence geometries.

After a preview of configurations in Chapter 1, a concise introduction to graph theory is presented in Chapter 2, followed by a geometric introduction to groups in Chapter 3. Maps and surfaces are combinatorially treated in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 introduces the concept of incidence structure through vertex colored graphs, and the combinatorial aspects of classical configurations are studied. Geometric aspects, some historical remarks, references, and applications of classical configurations appear in the last chapter.

With over two hundred illustrations, challenging exercises at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive bibliography, and a set of open problems, Configurations from a Graphical Viewpoint is well suited for a graduate graph theory course, an advanced undergraduate seminar, or a self-contained reference for mathematicians and researchers.

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9780817683658: Configurations from a Graphical Viewpoint

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ISBN 10 :  0817683658 ISBN 13 :  9780817683658
Editeur : Birkhäuser, 2012
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