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Combinatorics of finite geometries

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1997
ISBN
9780521599931, 0521599938
LCC
QA167.2 .B38 1997
Open Library ID
OL1006368M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1280183 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
207\207
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Combinatorics of Finite Geometries is an introductory text on the combinatorial theory of finite geometry. Assuming only a basic knowledge of set theory and analysis, it provides a thorough review of the topic and leads the student to results at the frontiers of research. This book begins with an elementary combinatorial approach to finite geometries based on finite sets of points and lines, and moves into the classical work on affine and projective planes. Later, it addresses polar spaces, partial geometries, and generalized quadrangles. The revised edition contains an entirely new chapter on blocking sets in linear spaces, which highlights some of the most important applications of blocking sets--from the initial game-theoretic setting to their very recent use in cryptography. Extensive exercises at the end of each chapter insure the usefulness of this book for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students.

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