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020			_a9780511665608 (ebook)
020			_z9780521590143 (hardback)
020			_z9780521599931 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQA167.2 _b.B38 1997
082	0	0	_a516.13 _221
100	1		_aBatten, Lynn Margaret, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCombinatorics of finite geometries / _cLynn Margaret Batten.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1997.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThis book is an introductory text on the combinatorial theory of finite geometry. It assumes only a basic knowledge of set theory and analysis, but soon leads the student to results at the frontiers of research. It begins with an elementary combinatorial approach to finite geometries based on finite sets of points and lines, and moves into the classical work on affine and projective planes. The next part deals with polar spaces, partial geometries, and generalised quadrangles. The revised edition contains an entirely new chapter on blocking sets in linear spaces, which highlights some of the most important applications of blocking sets from the initial game-theoretic setting to their recent use in cryptography. Extensive exercises at the end of each chapter ensure the usefulness of this book for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students.
650		0	_aFinite geometries.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521590143
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511665608
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