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Handbook of discrete and computational geometryJ.
E. Goodman,J. O'Rourke
EditorsCRC Press 2004
R. Živaljević. Topological Methods.
Chapter 14, Handbook of Discrete and Computational Geometry
Configuration space-test map scheme for applications of topological methods in geometric combinatorics.
CONFIGURATION SPACE-TEST MAP SCHEME
CSTM-scheme is a general topological method for solving problems in combinatorics
and discrete geometry relevant for compu-tational
geometry, analysis of algorithms and computational mathematics in general.
CONFIGURATION SPACE-TEST MAP SCHEME
Key words and phrases:
(a) configuration spaces (b) test spaces(c) (equivariant) test maps
Equivariant
topological methods in geometric combinatorics