Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium

 Title: Skolem, Langford, Extended, and Near-Skolem Sequences, Oh My! Speaker: Heather Jordon Associate Editor Mathematical Reviews Ann Arbor, MI Abstract: A Skolem sequence of order $t$ is a sequence $2t$ integers such that each integer between 1 and $t$ appears twice and two instances of the integer $k$ are $k$ apart. For example, 5242354311 is a Skolem sequence of order 5. These sequences, and their generalizations, are very interesting from a combinatorial point of view and have many applications. In this talk, we will discuss Skolem sequences and some generalizations: extended, Langford, and near-Skolem sequences. We will also discuss a few applications of these sequences, including integer partitioning and graph decompositions. Location: Palenske 227 Date: 11/1/2012 Time: 3:30 PM

@abstract{MCS:Colloquium:HeatherJordon:2012:11:1,
author  = "{Heather Jordon}",
title   = "{Skolem, Langford, Extended, and Near-Skolem Sequences, Oh My!}",
address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}",
month   = "{1 November}",
year    = "{2012}"
}