Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures
1st Edition
Published on 20. January 2011
978-0-511-89191-5 (ISBN)
Description
The subject of this book is the action of permutation groups on sets associated with combinatorial structures. Each chapter deals with a particular structure: groups, geometries, designs, graphs and maps respectively. A unifying theme for the first four chapters is the construction of finite simple groups. In the fifth chapter, a theory of maps on orientable surfaces is developed within a combinatorial framework. This simplifies and extends the existing literature in the field. The book is designed both as a course text and as a reference book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. A feature is the set of carefully constructed projects, intended to give the reader a deeper understanding of the subject.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
File size
11,26 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-89191-5 (9780511891915)
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Norman L. Biggs | A. T. White
Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures
Book
08/1979
Cambridge University Press
€69.00
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Content
1. Permutation Groups; 2. Finite Geometries; 3. Designs; 4. Groups and Graphs; 5. Maps.
