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Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures

By A. T. White , Norman L. Biggs

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1979
ISBN
0521222877, 9780521222877
LCC
QA171 .B564 1979
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
987 kB (1011132 bytes)
Series
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series
Pages
148\148
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

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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