Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Mathematical Sciences
Date of Award
8-2006
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Anant P. Godbole
Committee Members
Robert B. Gardner, Debra J. Knisley
Abstract
Prior work in the field of set theory has looked at the properties of union-free families. This thesis investigates families based on a different set operation, the symmetricc difference. It provides a complete characterization of maximal symmetric differencefree families of subsets of {1, . . . n}
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Buck, Travis Gerarde, "A Complete Characterization of Maximal Symmetric Difference-Free families on {1,…n}." (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2210. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2210
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.