Alternating sign matrices and polytopes

This thesis deals with two types of mathematical objects: alternating sign matrices and polytopes. Alternating sign matrices were first defined in 1982 by Mills, Robbins and Rumsey. Since then, alternating sign matrices have led to some very captivating research (with multiple open problems still st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knight, Vincent
Published: Cardiff University 2009
Subjects:
510
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584614