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Combinatorial Convexity

Combinatorial Convexity

by Imre Barany
Paperback
Publication Date: 28/02/2022

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This book is about the combinatorial properties of convex sets, families of convex sets in finite dimensional Euclidean spaces, and finite points sets related to convexity. This area is classic, with theorems of Helly, Caratheodory, and Radon that go back more than a hundred years. At the same time, it is a modern and active field of research with recent results like Tverberg's theorem, the colourful versions of Helly and Caratheodory, and the $(p, q)$ theorem of Alon and Kleitman. As the title indicates, the topic is convexity and geometry, and is close to discrete mathematics. The questions considered are frequently of a combinatorial nature, and the proofs use ideas from geometry and are often combined with graph and hypergraph theory.

The book is intended for students (graduate and undergraduate alike), but postdocs and research mathematicians will also find it useful. It can be used as a textbook with short chapters, each suitable for a one- or two-hour lecture. Not much background is needed: basic linear algebra and elements of (hyper)graph theory as well as some mathematical maturity should suffice.
ISBN:
9781470467098
9781470467098
Category:
Mathematics
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
28-02-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Mathematical Society
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
254x178mm

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