Combinatorics of Finite Geometries

Revised
ISBN: 978-0-521-59014-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

This book is an introductory text on the combinatorial theory of finite geometry. It assumes only a basic knowledge of set theory and analysis, but soon leads the student to results at the frontiers of research. It 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. The next part deals with polar spaces, partial geometries, and generalised 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 recent use in cryptography. Extensive exercises at the end of each chapter ensure the usefulness of this book for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Batten, Lynn Margaret

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Preface to the first edition; 1. Near-linear spaces; 2. Linear spaces; 3. Projective spaces; 4. Affine spaces; 5. Polar spaces; 6. Generalized quadrangles; 7. Partial geometries; 8. Blocking sets; Bibliography; Index of notation; Subject index.