The Theory of Finite Linear Spaces: Combinatorics of Points and Lines

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Theory of Finite Linear Spaces: Combinatorics of Points and Lines
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lynn Margaret Batten
By (author) Albrecht Beutelspacher
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:228
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreGeometry
ISBN/Barcode 9780521114189
ClassificationsDewey:512.52
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 April 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This 1994 text covers finite linear spaces. It contains all the important results that had been published up to the time of publication, and is designed to be used not only as a resource for researchers in this and related areas, but also as a graduate-level text. In eight chapters the authors introduce and review fundamental results, and go on to cover the major areas of interest in linear spaces. A combinatorial approach is used for the greater part of the book, but in the final chapter recent advances in group theory relating to finite linear spaces are presented. At the end of each chapter there is a set of exercises which are designed to test comprehension of the material, and there is also a section of problems for researchers. It will be an invaluable book for researchers in geometry and combinatorics as well as forming an excellent text for graduate students.

Reviews

"...designed both as a reference work for researchers and as a possible text for a graduate course..." Luc Teirlinck, Mathematical Reviews