Certain combinatorial topics in group theory

Document Type : Ischia Group Theory 2012

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University of Manitoba

Abstract

‎This article is intended to be a survey on some combinatorial topics in group theory‎. ‎The bibliography at the end is neither claimed to be exhaustive‎, ‎nor is it necessarily connected with a reference in the text‎. ‎I include it as I see it revolves around the concepts which are discussed in the text‎.

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Proceedings of the Ischia Group Theory 2012
March 2013
Pages 91-107
  • Receive Date: 11 December 2012
  • Revise Date: 10 January 2013
  • Accept Date: 10 January 2013
  • Published Online: 01 March 2013