Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 33) - Softcover

Biggs, Norman L.; White, A. T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521222877 ISBN 13: 9780521222877

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1979

Synopsis

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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Book 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0521222877
• ISBN 13: 9780521222877
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152