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Unexpected Applications of Polynomials in Combinatorics

verfasst von : Larry Guth

Erschienen in: The Mathematics of Paul Erdős I

Verlag: Springer New York

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Abstract

In the last 6 years, several combinatorics problems have been solved in an unexpected way using high degree polynomials. The most well-known of these problems is the distinct distance problem in the plane.

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Metadaten
Titel
Unexpected Applications of Polynomials in Combinatorics
verfasst von
Larry Guth
Copyright-Jahr
2013
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7258-2_31

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