Why do mathematicians need different ways of presenting mathematical objects? The case of Cayley graphs

DOI10.1007/s11245-009-9065-4zbMath1195.00053OpenAlexW1988785502MaRDI QIDQ989745

Irina Starikova

Publication date: 23 August 2010

Published in: Topoi (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-009-9065-4

zbMATH Keywords

Cayley graphsvisualisationintuitiongeometry of groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methodology of mathematics (00A35) Graph theory (educational aspects) (97K30)

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