Combinatorial Theory
2nd Edition
Published on 11. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-471-31518-6 (ISBN)
Description
Includes proof of van der Waerden's 1926 conjecture on permanents, Wilson's theorem on asymptotic existence, and other developments in combinatorics since 1967. Also covers coding theory and its important connection with designs, problems of enumeration, and partition. Presents fundamentals in addition to latest advances, with illustrative problems at the end of each chapter. Enlarged appendixes include a longer list of block designs.
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Paperback
Series
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
741 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-31518-6 (9780471315186)
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M. Hall
Combinatorial Theory
Book
05/1986
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Marshall Hall is the author of Combinatorial Theory, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.
Content
Permutations and Combinations.
Inversion Formulae.
Generating Functions and Recursions.
Partitions.
Distinct Representatives.
Ramsey's Theorem.
Some Extremal Problems.
Convex Spaces and Linear Programming.
Graphical Methods, Debruijn Sequences.
Block Designs.
Difference Sets.
Finite Geometries.
Orthogonal Latin Squares.
Hadamard Matrices.
General Constructions of Block Designs.
Theorems on Completion and Embedding.
Coding Theory and Block Designs.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.