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Combinatorial Species and Tree-like Structures

By François Bergeron , Gilbert Labelle , Pierre Leroux

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0521573238, 9780521573238
LCC
QA164.8 .B4713 1998
Google Books ID
83odtWY4eogC
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7157997 bytes)
Series
Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications volume 67
Pages
474\474
DPI
300
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

The combinatorial theory of species, introduced by Joyal in 1980, provides a unified understanding of the use of generating functions for both labeled and unlabeled structures as well as a tool for the specification and analysis of these structures. This key reference presents the basic elements of the theory and gives a unified account of its developments and applications. The authors offer a modern introduction to the use of various generating functions, with applications to graphical enumeration, Polya Theory and analysis of data structures in computer science, and to other areas such as special functions, functional equations, asymptotic analysis, and differential equations.

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