Using the Borsuk-Ulam theorem : lectures on topological methods in combinatorics and geometry /

"The "Kneser conjecture"--Posed by Martin Kneser in 1955 in the Jahresbericht der DMV -- is an innocent-looking problem about partitioning the k-subsets of an n-set into intersecting subfamilies. Its striking solution by L. Lovsz featured an unexpected use of the Borsuk-Ulam theorem,...

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Main Author:	Matoušek, Jiří, 1963-
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : Springer, 2008
Edition:	2nd corr. print.
Series:	Universitext
Subjects:	Algebraic topology. Combinatorial geometry. Combinatorial analysis. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book