Configurations from a Graphical Viewpoint

Configurations can be studied from a graph-theoretical viewpoint via the so-called Levi graphs and lie at the heart of graphs, groups, surfaces, and geometries, all of which are very active areas of mathematical exploration. In this self-contained textbook, algebraic graph theory is used to introduc...

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Main Authors: Pisanski, Toma~. (Author), Servatius, Brigitte. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Boston : Birkhũser Boston : Imprint: Birkhũser, 2013.
Series:Birkhũser Advanced Texts Basler Lehrb<U+00fc>cher
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505 0 # |a Preface -- Introduction -- Graphs -- Groups, Actions, and Symmetry -- Maps -- Combinatorial Configurations -- Geometric Configurations -- Index -- Bibliography. 
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