This 1997 work explores the role of probabilistic methods for solving combinatorial problems. These methods not only provide the means of efficiently using such notions as characteristic and generating functions, the moment method and so on but also let us use the powerful technique of limit theorems. The basic objects under investigation are nonnegative matrices, partitions and mappings of finite sets, with special emphasis on permutations and graphs, and equivalence classes specified on sequences of finite length consisting of elements of partially ordered sets; these specify the probabilistic setting of Sachkov's general combinatorial scheme. The author pays special attention to using probabilistic methods to obtain asymptotic formulae that are difficult to derive using combinatorial methods. This was an important book, describing many ideas not previously available in English; the author has taken the chance to rewrite parts of the text and refresh the references where appropriate.
By:
Vladimir N. Sachkov Translated by:
V. A. Vatutin Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 56 Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 370g ISBN:9780521172776 ISBN 10: 0521172772 Series:Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications Pages: 258 Publication Date:17 February 2011 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
