Preface; Notation; 1. A first orientation session; 2. A second orientation session; 3. Axiomatics; 4. From face lattices to topology; 5. Topological models for oriented matroids; 6. Arrangements of pseudolines; 7. Constructions; 8. Realizability; 9. Convex polytopes; 10. Linear programming; Appendix: Some current frontiers of research; Bibliography; Index.
First comprehensive, accessible account; second edition has expanded bibliography and a new appendix surveying recent research.
From reviews of the first edition: 'Overall this is a book which is a classic of its type; it is a mine of information, which will be the authoritative source for many years to come.' Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society '... fulfils its purpose as an authoritative and comprehensive reference... as readable a source on oriented matroids as one might imagine.' Zeitschrift fur Operations Research '... comprehensive and up-to-date ...'. L'Enseignement Mathematique
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