Research Problems in Discrete Geometry

Peter Brass

ISBN 10: 1441920161 / ISBN 13: 9781441920164

Editore: Springer New York, Springer New York Okt 2010, 2010

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Neuware -Although discrete geometry has a rich history extending more than 150 years, it abounds in open problems that even a high-school student can understand and appreciate. Some of these problems are notoriously difficult and are intimately related to deep questions in other fields of mathematics. But many problems, even old ones, can be solved by a clever undergraduate or a high-school student equipped with an ingenious idea and the kinds of skills used in a mathematical olympiad.Research Problems in Discrete Geometry is the result of a 25-year-old project initiated by the late Leo Moser. It is a collection of more than 500 attractive open problems in the field. The largely self-contained chapters provide a broad overview of discrete geometry, along with historical details and the most important partial results related to these problems. This book is intended as a source book for both professional mathematicians and graduate students who love beautiful mathematical questions, are willing to spend sleepless nights thinking about them, and who would like to get involved in mathematical research.Important features include: More than 500 open problems, some old, others new and never before published Each chapter divided into self-contained sections, each section ending with an extensive bibliography A great selection of research problems for graduate students looking for a dissertation topic A comprehensive survey of discrete geometry, highlighting the frontiers and future of research More than 120 figures A preface to an earlier version written by the late Paul ErdosPeter Brass is Associate Professor of Computer Science at the City College of New York. William O. J. Moser is Professor Emeritus at McGill University. Janos Pach is Distinguished Professor at The City College of New York, Research Professor at the Courant Institute, NYU, and Senior Research Fellow at the Rényi Institute,Budapest.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 512 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Research Problems in Discrete Geometry
• Editore: Springer New York, Springer New York Okt 2010
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1441920161
• ISBN 13: 9781441920164
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu

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This book is a collection of more than 500 attractive open problems in the field. The largely self-contained chapters provide a broad overview of discrete geometry, along with historical details and the most important partial results related to these problems.

Informazioni sull?autore

Pach is a distinguished researcher at NYU, his book "Combinatorial Geometry," 1995, Wiley, is considered "the bible" in the area of discrete geometry. He has also published several books with Springer-Verlag.

William O.J. Moser is a Springer author as well. He has been awarded the CMS 2003 Distinguished Service Award for his sustained and significant contributions to the Canadian mathematical community.