Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures

by Norman L. Biggs, A. T. White

Overview

The subject of this book is the action of permutation groups on sets associated with combinatorial structures. Each chapter deals with a particular structure: groups, geometries, designs, graphs and maps respectively. A unifying theme for the first four chapters is the construction of finite simple groups. In the fifth chapter, a theory of maps on orientable surfaces is developed within a combinatorial framework. This simplifies and extends the existing literature in the field. The book is designed both as a course text and as a reference book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. A feature is the set of carefully constructed projects, intended to give the reader a deeper understanding of the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521222877
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/16/1979
Series:	London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series , #33
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.35(d)

Table of Contents

1. Permutation Groups; 2. Finite Geometries; 3. Designs; 4. Groups and Graphs; 5. Maps.