Coxeter Matroids

by Israel M. Gelfand and Alexandre V. Borovik

Book Overview

Matroids appear in diverse areas of mathematics, from combinatorics to algebraic topology and geometry, and "Coxeter Matroids" provides an intuitive and interdisciplinary treatment of their theory. In this text, matroids are examined in terms of symmetric and finite reflection groups; also, symplectic matroids and the more general coxeter matroids are carefully developed. The Gelfand-Serganova theorem, which allows for the geometric interpretation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817637648
• ISBN13: 9780817637644
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"