Download or read book Combinatorics of Symmetric Designs written by Yury J. Ionin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to provide a unified exposition of the theory of symmetric designs with emphasis on recent developments. The authors cover the combinatorial aspects of the theory giving particular attention to the construction of symmetric designs and related objects. All researchers in combinatorial designs, coding theory, and finite geometries will find much of interest here, and this book can also serve as a text for an advanced course in combinatorial designs.