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Polynomial Methods in Combinatorics, PDF eBook

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This book explains some recent applications of the theory of polynomials and algebraic geometry to combinatorics and other areas of mathematics.

One of the first results in this story is a short elegant solution of the Kakeya problem for finite fields, which was considered a deep and difficult problem in combinatorial geometry.

The author also discusses in detail various problems in incidence geometry associated to Paul Erdos's famous distinct distances problem in the plane from the 1940s.

The proof techniques are also connected to error-correcting codes, Fourier analysis, number theory, and differential geometry.

Although the mathematics discussed in the book is deep and far-reaching, it should be accessible to first- and second-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

The book contains approximately 100 exercises that further the reader's understanding of the main themes of the book.

Some of the greatest advances in geometric combinatorics and harmonic analysis in recent years have been accomplished using the polynomial method.

Larry Guth gives a readable and timely exposition of this important topic, which is destined to influence a variety of critical developments in combinatorics, harmonic analysis and other areas for many years to come. -Alex Iosevich, University of Rochester, author of "The Erdos Distance Problem" and "A View from the Top" It is extremely challenging to present a current (and still very active) research area in a manner that a good mathematics undergraduate would be able to grasp after a reasonable effort, but the author is quite successful in this task, and this would be a book of value to both undergraduates and graduates. -Terence Tao, University of California, Los Angeles, author of "An Epsilon of Room I, II" and "Hilbert's Fifth Problem and Related Topics"

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