Ramsey Theory: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

by Alexander Soifer

Ramsey theory is a relatively "new," approximately 100 year-old direction of fascinating mathematical thought that touches on many classic fields of mathematics such as combinatorics, number theory, geometry, ergodic theory, topology, combinatorial geometry, set theory, and measure theory. Ramsey theory possesses its own unifying ideas, and some of its results are among the most beautiful theorems of mathematics. The underlying theme of Ramsey theory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817680918
• ISBN13: 9780817680916
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"