文档介绍:Graduate Texts in Mathematics 227
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S. Axler . Gehring . Ribet
Ezra Miller
Bernd Sturmfels
Combinatorial
Commutative Algebra
With 102 Figures
Ezra Miller Bernd Sturmfels
School of Mathematics Department of Mathematics
University of Minnesota University of California at Berkeley
Minneapolis, MN 55455 Berkeley, CA 94720
USA USA
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Editorial Board
S. Axler . Gehring . Ribet
Mathematics Department Mathematics Department Mathematics Department
San Francisco State East Hall University of California,
University University of Michigan Berkeley
San Francisco, CA 94132 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Berkeley, CA 94720-3840
USA USA USA
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Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 13-01, 05-01
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