Packing and Covering
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"Packing and Covering" is a classic mathematical monograph by C. A. Rogers that systematically develops the theory of packing and covering problems in geometry and number theory.
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Target entity: Packing and Covering Context triple: [C. A. Rogers, notableWork, Packing and Covering]
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A.
Cover’s theorem
Cover’s theorem is a result in statistical pattern recognition stating that data cast nonlinearly into a higher-dimensional space is more likely to be linearly separable than in a lower-dimensional space.
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B.
A Combinatorial Problem
"A Combinatorial Problem" is a classic mathematical paper by N. G. de Bruijn that introduces and analyzes a fundamental counting problem in combinatorics.
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C.
Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem
The Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem is a fundamental result in extremal combinatorics that determines the maximum size of a family of subsets of a finite set in which every pair of subsets has a non-empty intersection.
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D.
Helly’s theorem
Helly’s theorem is a fundamental result in convex geometry that gives conditions under which a family of convex sets in Euclidean space has a nonempty common intersection.
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E.
Sperner family
A Sperner family is a collection of subsets of a finite set in which no subset is contained within another, central in extremal set theory and combinatorics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Packing and Covering Target entity description: "Packing and Covering" is a classic mathematical monograph by C. A. Rogers that systematically develops the theory of packing and covering problems in geometry and number theory.
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A.
Cover’s theorem
Cover’s theorem is a result in statistical pattern recognition stating that data cast nonlinearly into a higher-dimensional space is more likely to be linearly separable than in a lower-dimensional space.
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B.
A Combinatorial Problem
"A Combinatorial Problem" is a classic mathematical paper by N. G. de Bruijn that introduces and analyzes a fundamental counting problem in combinatorics.
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C.
Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem
The Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem is a fundamental result in extremal combinatorics that determines the maximum size of a family of subsets of a finite set in which every pair of subsets has a non-empty intersection.
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D.
Helly’s theorem
Helly’s theorem is a fundamental result in convex geometry that gives conditions under which a family of convex sets in Euclidean space has a nonempty common intersection.
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E.
Sperner family
A Sperner family is a collection of subsets of a finite set in which no subset is contained within another, central in extremal set theory and combinatorics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mathematical monograph ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
graduate students in mathematics
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researchers in geometry ⓘ |
| author |
C. A. Rogers
NERFINISHED
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Claude Ambrose Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | research monograph ⓘ |
| contains |
results on densities of coverings
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results on densities of packings ⓘ theory of lattice coverings ⓘ theory of lattice packings ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
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reprint edition ⓘ |
| hasFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| hasMathematicsSubject |
convex geometry
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covering radius GENERATED ⓘ lattices in Euclidean space GENERATED ⓘ sphere packing GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
combinatorial geometry
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discrete geometry ⓘ functional analysis ⓘ metric geometry ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on covering problems
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research on sphere packings ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic text in geometry of numbers
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standard reference on packing and covering ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Springer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Springer-Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reprintPublicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| series |
Classics in Mathematics
NERFINISHED
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Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Minkowski geometry
NERFINISHED
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convex bodies ⓘ covering problems ⓘ density of coverings ⓘ density of packings ⓘ geometry of numbers ⓘ lattice coverings ⓘ lattice packings ⓘ packing problems ⓘ sphere packings ⓘ |
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Subject: Packing and Covering Description of subject: "Packing and Covering" is a classic mathematical monograph by C. A. Rogers that systematically develops the theory of packing and covering problems in geometry and number theory.
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