Geometric Combinatorics (IAS/Park City Mathematics) (IAS/Park City Mathematics Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821837362 ISBN 13: 9780821837368

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2008

Synopsis

Geometric combinatorics describes a wide area of mathematics that is primarily the study of geometric objects and their combinatorial structure. Perhaps the most familiar examples are polytopes and simplicial complexes, but the subject is much broader. This volume is a compilation of expository articles at the interface between combinatorics and geometry, based on a three-week program of lectures at the Institute for Advanced Study/Park City Math Institute (IAS/PCMI) summer program on Geometric Combinatorics.

The topics covered include posets, graphs, hyperplane arrangements, discrete Morse theory, and more. These objects are considered from multiple perspectives, such as in enumerative or topological contexts, or in the presence of discrete or continuous group actions. Most of the exposition is aimed at graduate students or researchers learning the material for the first time. Many of the articles include substantial numbers of exercises, and all include numerous examples. The reader is led quickly to the state of the art and current active research by worldwide authorities on their respective subjects.

Information for our distributors: Titles in this series are co-published with the Institute for Advanced Study/Park City Mathematics Institute. Members of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) receive a 20% discount from list price.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821837362
• ISBN 13: 9780821837368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 691
• Editor: Miller Ezra, Reiner Victor, Sturmfels Bernd