{"product_id":"matroid-applications-paperback-9780521119672","title":"Matroid Applications (Paperback) 9780521119672","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMatroid Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume deals with the applications of matroid theory to a variety of topics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNeil White (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521119672, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...will be most useful to researchers in combinatorics and related areas and to graduate students who want to learn about the most recent advances in the subject. The book provides a rich collection of exercises to aid the latter.  It is to the credit of the authors and the editor that the book provides smooth and enjoyable reading at a very high level of exposition.\"  Peter Orlik, SIAM Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume, the third in a sequence that began with The Theory of Matroids and Combinatorial Geometries, concentrates on the applications of matroid theory to a variety of topics from engineering (rigidity and scene analysis), combinatorics (graphs, lattices, codes and designs), topology and operations research (the greedy algorithm). As with its predecessors, the contributors to this volume have written their articles to form a cohesive account so that the result is a volume which will be a valuable reference for research workers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Matroids and rigid structures Walter Whiteley\u003cbr\u003e 2. Perfect matroid designs M. Deza\u003cbr\u003e 3. Infinite matroids James Oxley\u003cbr\u003e 4. Matroidal families of graphs J. M. S. Simões-Pereira\u003cbr\u003e 5. Algebraic aspects of partition lattices Ivan Rival and Miriam Stanford\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Tutte polynomial and its applications Thomas Brylawski and James Oxley\u003cbr\u003e 7. Homology and shellability of matroids and geometric lattices Anders Björner\u003cbr\u003e 8. Introduction to greedoids Anders Björner and Günter M. Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Combinatorics \u0026amp; graph theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Combinatorics \u0026amp; graph theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Combinatorics%20\u0026amp;%20graph%20theory%20%5BPBV%5D%22\"\u003ePBV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006537683224,"sku":"9780521119672","price":60.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521119672i_24268e69-10b1-4946-8edd-ad602e9f74b6.jpg?v=1691371653","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/matroid-applications-paperback-9780521119672","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}