Institution: | McGill University |
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Department: | Department of Mathematics. |
Degree: | MS. |
Year: | 1951 |
Keywords: | Mathematics. |
Record ID: | 1551307 |
Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile118925.pdf |
The starting point of this thesis is a generalization of polygonal numbers to an arbitrary dimension. Three kinds of numbers are obtained: figurate numbers, powers of numbers, and a third kind, believed to be new, hyperoctahedral numbers. [...]