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Extensions of the Polynomial Hales–Jewett Theorem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2007

MARK WALTERS
MARK WALTERS*
Affiliation:
Peterhouse, Cambridge, CB2 1RD, UK (e-mail: mjw1009@cam.ac.uk)
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Abstract

In this paper we prove polynomial versions of the Carlson–Simpson theorem and the Graham–Rothschild theorem on parameter sets. To do so we prove a useful extension of the polynomial Hales–Jewett theorem.

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Combinatorics, Probability and Computing , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , September 2007 , pp. 789 - 803
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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