Buch, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 286 g
His Legacy of Unsolved Problems
Buch, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 286 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-44793-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book is a tribute to Paul Erd\H{o}s, the wandering mathematician once described as the "prince of problem solvers and the absolute monarch of problem posers." It examines -- within the context of his unique personality and lifestyle -- the legacy of open problems he left to the world after his death in 1996. Unwilling to succumb to the temptations of money and position, Erd\H{o}s never had a home and never held a job. His "home" was a bag or two containing all his belongings and a record of the collective activities of the mathematical community. His "job" was one at which he excelled: identifying a fundamental roadblock in some particular line of approach and capturing it in a well-chosen, often innocent-looking problem, whose solution would likewise provide insight into the underlying theory. By cataloguing the unsolved problems of Erd\H{o}s in a comprehensive and well-documented volume, the authors hope to continue the work of an unusual and special man who fundamentally influenced the field of mathematics.
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Academic and Professional Practice & Development
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction 2. Ramsey Theory 3. Extremal Graph Theory 4. Coloring, Packing, and Covering 5. Random Graphs and Graph Enumeration 6. Hypergraphs 7. Infinite Graphs
