Ramsey Theory 2e P - (Wiley Discrete Mathematics and Optimization) 2nd Edition by Ronald L Graham & Bruce L Rothschild & Joel H Spencer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Praise for the First Edition <p/> Anyone interested in getting an introduction to Ramsey theorywill find this illuminating...<br> --MAA Reviews <p/> Covering all the major concepts, proofs, and theorems, theSecond Edition of Ramsey Theory is the ultimate guideto understanding every aspect of Shelah's proof, as well asthe original proof of van der Waerden. The book offers a historicalperspective of Ramsey's fundamental paper from 1930 andErdos' and Szekeres' article from 1935, while placingthe various theorems in the context of T. S. Motzkin'sthought on the subject of Complete Disorder isImpossible. <p/> Ramsey Theory, Second Edition includes new and excitingcoverage of Graph Ramsey Theory and Euclidean Ramsey Theory andalso relates Ramsey Theory to other areas in discrete mathematics.In addition, the book features the unprovability results of Parisand Harrington and the methods from topological dynamics pioneeredby Furstenburg. <p/> Featuring worked proofs and outside applications, RamseyTheory, Second Edition addresses: <br> * Ramsey and density theorems on both broad and meticulousscales<br> * Extentions and implications of van der Waerden's Theorem, the Hales-Jewett Theorem, Roth's Theorem, Rado'sTheorem, Szemeredi's Theorem, and the Shelah Proof<br> * Regular homogeneous and nonhomogeneous systems andequations<br> * Special cases and broader interdisciplinary applications ofRamsey Theory principles <p/> An invaluable reference for professional mathematicians workingin discrete mathematics, combinatorics, and algorithms, RamseyTheory, Second Edition is the definitive work on thesubject.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>Praise for the <i>First Edition</i></b></p> <p><b>"Anyone interested in getting an introduction to Ramsey theory will find this illuminating..."<br /> --MAA Reviews</b></p> <p>Covering all the major concepts, proofs, and theorems, the <i>Second Edition</i> of <i>Ramsey Theory</i> is the ultimate guide to understanding every aspect of Shelah's proof, as well as the original proof of van der Waerden. The book offers a historical perspective of Ramsey's fundamental paper from 1930 and Erdos' and Szekeres' article from 1935, while placing the various theorems in the context of T. S. Motzkin's thought on the subject of "Complete Disorder is Impossible."</p> <p><i>Ramsey Theory, Second Edition</i> includes new and exciting coverage of Graph Ramsey Theory and Euclidean Ramsey Theory and also relates Ramsey Theory to other areas in discrete mathematics. In addition, the book features the unprovability results of Paris and Harrington and the methods from topological dynamics pioneered by Furstenburg.</p> <p>Featuring worked proofs and outside applications, <i>Ramsey Theory, Second Edition</i> addresses: </p> <ul> <li>Ramsey and density theorems on both broad and meticulous scales</li> <li>Extentions and implications of van der Waerden's Theorem, the Hales-Jewett Theorem, Roth's Theorem, Rado's Theorem, Szemeredi's Theorem, and the Shelah Proof</li> <li>Regular homogeneous and nonhomogeneous systems and equations</li> <li>Special cases and broader interdisciplinary applications of Ramsey Theory principles</li> </ul> <p>An invaluable reference for professional mathematicians working in discrete mathematics, combinatorics, and algorithms, <i>Ramsey Theory, Second Edition</i> is the definitive work on the subject.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>RONALD L. GRAHAM, PhD, </b> is Professor of Mathematics and the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of California in San Diego.</p> <p><b>BRUCE L. ROTHSCHILD, PhD, </b> is Professor of Mathematics at the University of California in Los Angeles.</p> <p><b>JOEL H. SPENCER, PhD, </b> is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Courant Institute of New York University. He is coauthor of <i>The Probabilistic Method</i>, also published by Wiley, and cofounder of the journal <i>Random Structures and Algorithms</i>.</p>
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