Table of Contents

Preface, Contents, 1. The Matchings Polynomial, 2. The Characteristic Polynomial, 3. Formal Power Series and Generating Functions, 4. Walk Generating Functions, 5. Quotients of Graphs, 6. Matchings and Walks, 7. Pfaffians, 8. Orthogonal Polynomials, 9. Moment Sequences, 10. Strongly Regular Graphs, 11. Distance-Regular Graphs, 12. Association Schemes, 13. Representations of Distance-Regular Graphs, 14. Polynomial Spaces, 15. Q- Polynomial Spaces, 16. Tight Designs, Appendix: Terminology, Index of Symbols, Index

About the Author

Godsil, Chris

Reviews

"The topics have been thoughtfully chosen and masterfully integrated into the text. The result is a delightfully entertaining and informative excursion into the field...this text provides the most comprehensive treatment I have encountered...this book is likely to become a permanent fixture in the study..."
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