Solution of Two Difficult Combinatorial Problems with Linear Algebra

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Publication:4748152

DOI10.2307/2975833zbMath0509.05007OpenAlexW4255063724MaRDI QIDQ4748152

Robert A. Proctor

Publication date: 1982

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2975833




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