Algebra in the Stone-Cech Compactification

Neil Hindman, Dona Strauss

ISBN 10: 3110256231 / ISBN 13: 9783110256239

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2011

About this Item

This is the second revised and extended edition of the successful book on the algebraic structure of the Stone-Cech compactification of a discrete semigroup and its combinatorial applications, primarily in the field known as Ramsey Theory. There has been very active research in the subject dealt with by the book in the 12 years which is now included in this edition. This book is a self-contained exposition of the theory of compact right semigroups for discrete semigroups and the algebraic properties of these objects. The methods applied in the book constitute a mosaic of infinite combinatorics, algebra, and topology. The reader will find numerous combinatorial applications of the theory, including the central sets theorem, partition regularity of matrices, multidimensional Ramsey theory, and many more.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Algebra in the Stone-Cech Compactification
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110256231
• ISBN 13: 9783110256239
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 2nd rev. and ext. ed.
• Condition: New
• Weight: 982 grams

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Synopsis

This is the second revised and extended edition of the successful book on the algebraic structure of the Stone-Čech compactification of a discrete semigroup and its combinatorial applications, primarily in the field known as Ramsey Theory. There has been very active research in the subject dealt with by the book in the 12 years which is now included in this edition.

This book is a self-contained exposition of the theory of compact right semigroups for discrete semigroups and the algebraic properties of these objects. The methods applied in the book constitute a mosaic of infinite combinatorics, algebra, and topology. The reader will find numerous combinatorial applications of the theory, including the central sets theorem, partition regularity of matrices, multidimensional Ramsey theory, and many more.

About the Author

Neil Hindman, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA; Dona Strauss, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.