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On Möbius Functions and a Problem in Combinatorial Number Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Bernt Lindström*
Affiliation:
University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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After the publication of the important paper by Rota [9] on Möbius functions a large number of papers have appeared in which the ideas are applied or generalized in various directions, the papers by Crapo [3], Smith [10] and Tainiter [11] are some of them. The theory of Möbius functions is now recognized as a valuable tool in combinatorial and arithmetical research.

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1971

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