Surveys in Combinatorics, 2001

This volume contains the invited talks from the 18th British Combinatorial Conference, held in 2001.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 18th British Combinatorial Conference, held in 2001. The papers contained here are from the invited speakers and are thus of a quality befitting the event. This book will be a valuable reference both for researchers and graduate students in a variety of branches of combinatorics.The British Combinatorial Conference is held every two years and is now a key event for mathematicians worldwide, working in combinatorics. This volume is published on the occasion of the 18th meeting, which was held 1st-6th July 2001 at the University of Sussex. The papers contained here are surveys contributed by the invited speakers, and are thus of a quality befitting the event. There is also a tribute to Crispin Nash-Williams, past chairman of the British Combinatorial Committee. The diversity of the subjects covered means that this will be a valuable reference for researchers in combinatorics. However, graduate students will also find much here that could be of use for stimulating future research.