Graph Theory and Combinatorics: Proceedings of the Cambridge Combinatorial Conference in Honour of Paul Erdös 1983

349 Pages·1984·14.143 MB·English

by  Béla Bollobás (ed.)

GRAPH THEORY
AND COMBINATORICS

GRAPH THEORY
AND CO‘MBINATORICS
ProceedingsoftheCambridgeCombinatorialConference
inHonourofPaulErdc‘is
Editedby
BELA BOLLOBAS
DepartmentofPureMathematicsand
" ' ' 'Statistics,L" 'yafC a
Cambridge, UK
1984
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LISTOF CONTRIBUTORS
J-C. BERMOND, Iaboratoire de Recherche en Inforrnatique, ERA 452 du
CNRS,UnivelsitédeParis-Sud,Centred’Orsay,Bat.490,F—91405Orsay
Cedex,France
A.BIALOSTOCKI,DepartmentofPureMathematics,SchoolofMathematical
Sciences,Tel-AvivUniversity,Tel-Aw'v,Israel
B.BOLLOBAS,DepartmentofPureMathematics,UniversityofCambridge,16
MillLane,CambridgeC1321813,UK
J. BOND, Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique, ERA452 du CNRS,
Université de Paris-Sud, Centre d’Orsay, Bar. 49091405 Orsay Cedex,
France
P.J.CAMERON,MertonCollege,OxfordOX141D,UK
A. G. CHETWYND, Faculty ofMathematics, The Open University, Milton
KeynesMK76AA,UK
D. E. DAYKIN, Department of Mathematics, University of Reading,
W'hiteknights,ReadingRG6ZAX,UK
P.DONNELLY,BalliolCollege,Oxford,UK
P. DUCHET, Centrede MathématiqueSociale, BooledesHautesEtudesen
SciencesSociales,54BoulevardRaspail,75270ParisCedex06,France
P. ERDOS, Mathematical Institute ofthe Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Realtanodautca13—15.Budapest,HungaryH-1053
R.J.FAUDREE, DepartmentofMathematicalSciences,MemphisStateUni-
versity,Memphis,Tennessee38152,USA
T.I.FENNER,DepartmentofComputerScience,BirkbeckCollege,University
ofLondon,MaletStreet,LondonWClE7HX,UK
P. FRANKL, CN'RS, UniversitédeParisVII(UER),2PlaceJussieu, 75005
Paris,France
A.M. FRIEZE,DepartmentofComputerScienceandStatistics,QueenMary
College,UniversityofLondon,MileEndRoad,LondonE14N5,UK
I.P.GOULDEN,DepartmentofCombinatoriesandOptimization,Universityof
Waterloo,Waterloo,OntarioN2L361,Canada(Presentaddress:Depart—
mentof" L ' Rm2—336," ‘ ofT ' ,77
MassachusettsAvenue,Cambridge,Massachusetts02139,USA)
M. GROTSCHEL, Mm' ' L Institut, Uni ‘” A g' g, "
Strasse6,D—8900Augsburg,WestGermany
R.HAGGKVIST,DepartmentofMathematics,UniversityofStockholm,Stock-
holm,Sweden
R.HAI..H‘I,"L " ‘ L‘ "l ' 5,“ ' "=55,
2000Hamburg13,WestGermany
X LISTOFCONTRIBUTORS
A.J.HARRIS DepartmentofPureMathematics,UniversityofCambridge,16
MillLane,CambridgeCB2lSB,UK
5‘. T. HEDETNIEMI, DepartmentofComputerScience,ClemsonUniversity,
Clemson,SouthCarolina29631,USA
A. J. W HILTON DepartmentofMathematics,TheUniversityofReading,
Whiteknights, Reading R662AX, UK (Present address: Faculty of
Mathematics,TheOpenUniversity,MiltonKeynesMK76AA,UK)
D.M.JACKSON,DepartmentofCombinatorimandOptimization,Universityof
Waterloo Waterloo,OntarioN2L361,Canada
B. KORTE, Institnt fi'lr C‘ i: undf‘ “ I- 12' " L
Fh'edrich-Wilhelms-Universitat,Nassestrasse2,D-5300Bonn1,WestGer»
many
M.LASVERGNAS,UniversitéPierreetMarieCurie,UER48-Mathématiques,
4PlaceJussien,75005Paris,France
RLASKARDepartmentofMathematicalSciences,CollegeofSciences,Clem-
sonUniversity,Clemson,SouthCarolina29631,USA
M. LESK, CNET, PAAIATR, 38 Rue du General Leclere, 92131, Issy les
Moulineaux,France
L.LOVASZBolyaiInstitute,JosefAttilaUniversity,Szeged,Hungary
M.D.PLUMMERDepartmentofMathematics,Box1543,StationB,Vanderbilt
University,Nashville,Tennessee37235,USA
W. R. PULLEYBANKDepartmentofCombinatoricsandOptimization, Uni-
versityofWaterloo,Waterloo,OntarioN2L361,Canada
R. RADO, FRS, Department of Mathematics, University of Reading,
Whiteknights,ReadingR662AX,UK
P. ROSENSTIEHL,Centred’AnalyseetdeMathématiqueSociale,Ecoledes
Hautes EtudesenSciencesSociales, 54BoulevardRaspail,75270 Paris
Cedex06,France
R. J. ROUSSEAU, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Memphis State
University,Memphis,Tennessee38152,USA
J.F.SACLE,LaboratoiredeRechercheenInfonnatique,ERA452deCNRS,
Université de Paris-Sud, Centre d’Orsay, Bat. 490, F—91405 Orsay
Cedex,France
R.H.SCHELP,DepartmentofMathematicalSciences,MemphisStateUniversi-
ty,Memphis,Tennessee38152,USA
A. SCHONHEIM, DepartmentofPureMathematics,SchoolofMathematical
Sciences,Tel-AvivUniversity,Tel-Aviv,Israel
J. SHEEHAN, DepartmentofMathematics, UniversityofAberdeen,Edward
WrightBuilding,DunbarStreet,AberdeenAB9ZTY,UK
I. SIMON, InstitutodeMatematicaeEstatistica, UniversidadedeSaoPaulo,
CaixaPostal20.570(Ag.Iguatemi),05508SaoPaulo,Brazil