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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465552403321

Autore

Hindman Neil <1943->

Titolo

Algebra in the Stone-Čech compactification [[electronic resource] ] : theory and applications / / Neil Hindman, Donna Strauss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter, 2012

ISBN

3-11-025835-8

Edizione

[2nd rev. and extended ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (609 p.)

Collana

De Gruyter textbook

Classificazione

SK 340

Altri autori (Persone)

StraussDona <1934->

Disciplina

514/.32

Soggetti

Stone-Čech compactification

Topological semigroups

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Background development -- pt. 2. Algebra of [beta]S -- pt. 3. Combinatorial applications -- pt. 4. Connections with other structures.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the second revised and extended edition of the successful book on the algebraic structure of the Stone-Čech compactification of a discrete semigroup and its combinatorial applications, primarily in the field known as Ramsey Theory. There has been very active research in the subject dealt with by the book in the 12 years which is now included in this edition. This book is a self-contained exposition of the theory of compact right semigroups for discrete semigroups and the algebraic properties of these objects. The methods applied in the book constitute a mosaic of infinite combinatorics, algebra, and topology. The reader will find numerous combinatorial applications of the theory, including the central sets theorem, partition regularity of matrices, multidimensional Ramsey theory, and many more.