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The Origins of the Theory of Random Graphs

verfasst von : Michał Karoński, Andrzej Ruciński

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Abstract

The origins of the theory of random graphs are easy to pin down. Undoubtedly one should look at a sequence of eight papers co-authored by two great mathematicians: Paul Erdős and Alfred Rényi, published between 1959 and 1968:

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Metadaten
Titel
The Origins of the Theory of Random Graphs
verfasst von
Michał Karoński
Andrzej Ruciński
Copyright-Jahr
2013
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7258-2_23