Analytic Combinatorics [Hardcover]

The definitive treatment of analytic combinatorics, from leaders in the field. Exercises, examples, appendices and notes aid understanding.The definitive treatment of analytic combinatorics. This self-contained text covers the mathematics underlying the analysis of discrete structures, with thorough treatment of a large number of applications. Exercises, examples, appendices and notes aid understanding: ideal for individual self-study or for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses.The definitive treatment of analytic combinatorics. This self-contained text covers the mathematics underlying the analysis of discrete structures, with thorough treatment of a large number of applications. Exercises, examples, appendices and notes aid understanding: ideal for individual self-study or for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses.Analytic Combinatorics is a self-contained treatment of the mathematics underlying the analysis of discrete structures, which has emerged over the past several decades as an essential tool in the understanding of properties of computer programs and scientific models with applications in physics, biology and chemistry. Thorough treatment of a large number of classical applications is an essential aspect of the presentation. Written by the leaders in the field of analytic combinatorics, this text is certain to become the definitive reference on the topic. The text is complemented with exercises, examples, appendices and notes to aid understanding therefore, it can be used as the basis for an advanced undergraduate or a graduate course on the subject, or for self-study.Preface; An invitation to analytic combinatorics; Part A. Symbolic Methods: 1. Combinatorial structures and ordinary generating functions; 2. Labelled structures and exponential generating functions; 3. Combinatorial parameters and multivariate generating functions; Part B. Complex Asymptotics: 4. Complex analysis, rational and meromorphic asymptotics; 5. Applications of rational alã#