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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      February 2010
      December 1984
      ISBN:
      9780511608650
      9780521637664
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511608650
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      (231 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.4kg, 272 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics (general), Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics Information Theory and Coding, Algebra
      Series:
      Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications (2)
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    Subjects:
    Mathematics (general), Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics Information Theory and Coding, Algebra
    Series:
    Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications (2)
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    This book develops the theory of partitions. Simply put, the partitions of a number are the ways of writing that number as sums of positive integers. For example, the five partitions of 4 are 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, and 1+1+1+1. Surprisingly, such a simple matter requires some deep mathematics for its study. This book considers the many theoretical aspects of this subject, which have in turn recently found applications to statistical mechanics, computer science and other branches of mathematics. With minimal prerequisites, this book is suitable for students as well as researchers in combinatorics, analysis, and number theory.

    Reviews

    ‘A good introduction to a fascinating subject … a very pleasant book to read.’

    Richard Askley Source: Bulletin of the AMS

    ‘There is no doubt that this book will continue to serve as a basic and indispensable source of information for everyone interested in this fascinating subject.’

    Source: European Mathematical Society

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