Finite ordered sets: concepts, results and uses

Ordered sets are ubiquitous in mathematics and have significant applications in computer science, statistics, biology and the social sciences. As the first book to deal exclusively with finite ordered sets, this book will be welcomed by graduate students and researchers in all of these areas. Beginn...

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Beteilige Person: Caspard, Nathalie
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Leclerc, Bruno, Monjardet, Bernard 1938-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
Schriftenreihe:Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications volume 144
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139005135
Zusammenfassung:Ordered sets are ubiquitous in mathematics and have significant applications in computer science, statistics, biology and the social sciences. As the first book to deal exclusively with finite ordered sets, this book will be welcomed by graduate students and researchers in all of these areas. Beginning with definitions of key concepts and fundamental results (Dilworth's and Sperner's theorem, interval and semiorders, Galois connection, duality with distributive lattices, coding and dimension theory), the authors then present applications of these structures in fields such as preference modelling and aggregation, operational research and management, cluster and concept analysis, and data mining. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter with helpful hints provided for some of the most difficult examples. The authors also point to further topics of ongoing research.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 337 Seiten)
ISBN:9781139005135