Global Methods for Combinatorial Isoperimetric Problems: 90 (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Series Number 90) - Hardcover

Harper, L. H.

 
9780521832687: Global Methods for Combinatorial Isoperimetric Problems: 90 (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Series Number 90)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521832683 ISBN 13: 9780521832687
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Certain constrained combinatorial optimization problems have a natural analogue in the continuous setting of the classical isoperimetric problem. The study of so called combinatorial isoperimetric problems exploits similarities between these two, seemingly disparate, settings. This text focuses on global methods. This means that morphisms, typically arising from symmetry or direct product decomposition, are employed to transform new problems into more restricted and easily solvable settings whilst preserving essential structure. This book is based on Professor Harper's many years' experience in teaching this subject and is ideal for graduate students entering the field. The author has increased the utility of the text for teaching by including worked examples, exercises and material about applications to computer science. Applied systematically, the global point of view can lead to surprising insights and results, and established researchers will find this to be a valuable reference work on an innovative method for problem solving.

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Review

"It is a very nice and useful book, written by a real expert in the field. I believe that both specialists in the area and mathematicians with other backgrounds will find lots of new interesting material in this book." Igor Shparlinski, Mathematics of Computation

Book Description

This book is based on Professor Harper's experience in teaching global methods in combinatorial optimization and is ideal for graduate students as well as experienced researchers. The author has increased the utility of the text for teaching by including worked examples, exercises and material about applications to computer science.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521832683
ISBN 13 
9780521832687
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
250

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