Global Methods for Combinatorial Isoperimetric Problems (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Series Number 90) - Hardcover

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Harper, L. H.

 
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Synopsis

The study of combinatorial isoperimetric problems exploits similarities between discrete optimization problems and the classical continuous setting. Based on his many years of teaching experience, Larry Harper focuses on global methods of problem solving. His text will enable graduate students and researchers to quickly reach the most current state of research in this topic. Harper includes numerous worked examples, exercises and material about applications to computer science.

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The study of combinatorial isoperimetric problems exploits similarities between discrete optimisation problems and the classical continuous setting. Based on many years' teaching experience, this text by Larry Harper focuses on global methods of problem solving. It will enable graduate students and researchers to quickly reach the current forefront of research in this topic. The author has included numerous worked examples, exercises and material about applications to computer science.

Review

"It is a very nice and useful book, written by a real expert in the field. I believe that both specialists in the area and mathematicians with other backgrounds will find lots of new interesting material in this book." Igor Shparlinski, Mathematics of Computation

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