A Course in Enumeration

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-642-07253-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 238, 566 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 861 g

Reihe: Graduate Texts in Mathematics

Combinatorial enumeration is a readily accessible subject full of easily stated, but sometimes tantalizingly difficult problems. This book leads the reader in a leisurely way from the basic notions to a variety of topics, ranging from algebra to statistical physics. Its aim is to introduce the student to a fascinating field, and to be a source of information for the professional mathematician who wants to learn more about the subject. The book is organized in three parts: Basics, Methods, and Topics. There are 666 exercises, and as a special feature every chapter ends with a highlight, discussing a particularly beautiful or famous result.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aigner, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Algebra
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Graphentheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Statistische Physik, Dynamische Systeme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Basics.- Fundamental Coefficients.- Formal Series and Infinite Matrices.- Methods.- Generating Functions.- Hypergeometric Summation.- Sieve Methods.- Enumeration of Patterns.- Topics.- The Catalan Connection.- Symmetric Functions.- Counting Polynomials.- Models from Statistical Physics.