
Symmetric Designs
An Algebraic Approach
Eric S. Lander(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 20. January 1983
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-521-28693-0 (ISBN)
Description
Symmetric designs are an important class of combinatorial structures which arose first in the statistics and are now especially important in the study of finite geometries. This book presents some of the algebraic techniques that have been brought to bear on the question of existence, construction and symmetry of symmetric designs - including methods inspired by the algebraic theory of coding and by the representation theory of finite groups - and includes many results. Rich in examples and containing over 100 problems, the text also provides an introduction to many of the modern algebraic approaches used, through six lengthy appendices and supplementary problems. The book will be of interest to both combinatorialists and algebraists, and could be used as a course text for a graduate course.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-28693-0 (9780521286930)
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03/2011
1st Edition
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Content
1. Symetric Designs; 2. An Algebraic Approach; 3. Automorphisms; 4. Difference Sets; 5. Multiplier Theorems; 6. Open Questions; Appendices.