Ordered sets: an introduction

Abstract

Preface * List of Figures * The Basics * Chains, Antichains and Fences * Upper and Lower Bounds * Retractions * Lattices * Truncated Lattices * The Dimension of Ordered Sets * Interval Orders * Lexicographic Sums * Sets P^Q = Hom (Q, P) and Products * Enumeration * Algorithmic Aspects * Appendix A: A Primer on Algebraic Topology * Appendix B: Order vs. Analysis * References * Index