The Finite Field Distance Problem - Couverture souple

Covert, David J.

 
9781470460310: The Finite Field Distance Problem
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1470460319 ISBN 13 : 9781470460310
Editeur : American Mathematical Society, 2021

Synopsis

Erdos asked how many distinct distances must there be in a set of $n$ points in the plane. Falconer asked a continuous analogue, essentially asking what is the minimal Hausdorff dimension required of a compact set in order to guarantee that the set of distinct distances has positive Lebesgue measure in $R$. The finite field distance problem poses the analogous question in a vector space over a finite field. The problem is relatively new but remains tantalizingly out of reach. This book provides an accessible, exciting summary of known results. The tools used range over combinatorics, number theory, analysis, and algebra. The intended audience is graduate students and advanced undergraduates interested in investigating the unknown dimensions of the problem. Results available until now only in the research literature are clearly explained and beautifully motivated. A concluding chapter opens up connections to related topics in combinatorics and number theory: incidence theory, sum-product phenomena, Waring's problem, and the Kakeya conjecture.

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À propos de l?auteur

David J. Covert, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO.

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Éditeur
American Mathematical Society
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1470460319
ISBN 13 
9781470460310
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
181
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