Combinatorics - the Rota Way

Kung, Joseph P. S. & Gian-Carlo Rota & Catherine H. Yan

ISBN 10: 052173794X / ISBN 13: 9780521737944

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009

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Slight shelfwear. ; Cambridge Mathematical Library; 15x22.3x2.2 cm; xii, 396 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur LCB61721

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Titre : Combinatorics - the Rota Way

Éditeur : Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Date d'édition : 2009

Reliure : Softcover (Printed Wrappers)

Etat : Fine+

Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket

Edition : First Edition.

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Synopsis :

Gian-Carlo Rota was one of the most original and colourful mathematicians of the 20th century. His work on the foundations of combinatorics focused on the algebraic structures that lie behind diverse combinatorial areas, and created a new area of algebraic combinatorics. Written by two of his former students, this book is based on notes from his influential graduate courses and on face-to-face discussions. Topics include sets and valuations, partially ordered sets, distributive lattices, partitions and entropy, matching theory, free matrices, doubly stochastic matrices, Moebius functions, chains and antichains, Sperner theory, commuting equivalence relations and linear lattices, modular and geometric lattices, valuation rings, generating functions, umbral calculus, symmetric functions, Baxter algebras, unimodality of sequences, and location of zeros of polynomials. Many exercises and research problems are included, and unexplored areas of possible research are discussed. A must-have for all students and researchers in combinatorics and related areas.

À propos des auteurs:

Dr Joseph P. S. Kung is Professor of Mathematics at the University of North Texas. He is currently an editor-in-chief for the journal Advances in Applied Mathematics.

Gian-Carlo Rota (1932–1999) was a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a member of the National Academy of Science. He was awarded the 1988 Steele Prize of the American Mathematical Society for his 1964 paper 'On the Foundations of Combinatorial Theory I. Theory of Moebius Functions.' He was the founding editor of the Journal of Combinatorial Theory.

Catherine H. Yan is a Professor of Mathematics at Texas A & M University. She was a Courant Instructor at New York University (1997–1999) and a Sloan Fellow (2001–2003).