Surveys in Combinatorics, 1997 [Paperback]

The invited lectures given at the 16th. British Combinatorial Conference, July 1997 at Queen Mary and Westfield College.This volume consists of the papers presented by the invited lecturers at the 16th British Combinatorial Conference. This biennial meeting is one of the most important for combinatorialists, and always attracts leading figures in the field. Thus this book gives an overview of up-to date research in a wide range of topics. All combinatorialists should have this book.This volume consists of the papers presented by the invited lecturers at the 16th British Combinatorial Conference. This biennial meeting is one of the most important for combinatorialists, and always attracts leading figures in the field. Thus this book gives an overview of up-to date research in a wide range of topics. All combinatorialists should have this book.This volume consists of the papers presented by the invited lecturers at the 16th British Combinatorial Conference. This biennial meeting is one of the most important for combinatorialists, attracting leading figures in the field. This overview of up-to-date research will be a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students.1. Distinguishing symmetry groups J. Conway; 2. The harmonious chromatic number and achromatic number of graphs K. J. Edwards; 3. Computer construction of block designs C. W. H. Lam; 4. Finite quasiprimitive graphs C. E. Praeger; 5. Tree width and some variations B. Reed; 6. Minor-monotone graph parameters A. Schrijver; 7. Applications of algebraic curves in finite geometry T. Szonyi; 8. Finite partially ordered sets T. Trotter; 9. Approximate counting D. J. A. Welsh.