Thomas Zaslavsky (Binghamton University)

Hyperplane Arrangements

Abstract for the Combinatorics and Number Theory Seminar
2003 December 3

An introductory talk about the combinatorics and matroids of hyperplane arrangements. Topics: history of arrangements; counting questions; linear, projective, and affine arrangements; connection with matroids and oriented matroids; lattices of flats, faces, and regions; special types related to graphs and signed and gain graphs; etc., etc.