| Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures Contributor(s): Biggs, Norman L. (Author), White, A. T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521222877 ISBN-13: 9780521222877 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1979 Annotation: The subject of this book is the action of permutation groups on sets associated with combinatorial structures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Group Theory - Mathematics | Algebra - General |
| Dewey: 512.2 |
| LCCN: 78021485 |
| Series: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.51 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |