num_pages: 152
description: The subject of this book is the action of permutation groups on sets associated with combinatorial structures. Each chapter deals with a particular 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.
language: English
title: Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures
titlecomplete: Permutation Groups and Combinatorial Structures (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 33)
ratings_count: 1
series: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note
publisher: Cambridge University Press