Hilbert Gottingen And The Development Of Modern Mathematics

Author : Joan Roselló
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 152752762X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hilbert, Göttingen and the Development of Modern Mathematics written by Joan Roselló and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hilbert is one of the outstanding mathematicians of the twentieth century and probably the most influential. This book highlights Hilbert’s contributions to mathematics, putting them in their historical, social and cultural context. In doing so, particular attention is paid to Hilbert’s axiomatic method and his proposal for the foundations of mathematics, the so-called Hilbert’s program. The book also discusses the development of algebraic number theory, the theory of integral equations, modern algebra and the structural image of mathematics. In addition, it considers the famous list of Mathematical Problems presented in Paris in 1900, the mathematical tradition of the University of Göttingen, the great debate on the foundations of mathematics in the twenties between formalists and intuitionists, and, finally, Hilbert’s work on the theory of relativity and the foundations of quantum mechanics. The book will primarily appeal to an academic audience, although it will also be of interest to general-interest science readers.

Author : David E. Rowe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319678191
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Richer Picture of Mathematics written by David E. Rowe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian David E. Rowe captures the rich tapestry of mathematical creativity in this collection of essays from the “Years Ago” column of The Mathematical Intelligencer. With topics ranging from ancient Greek mathematics to modern relativistic cosmology, this collection conveys the impetus and spirit of Rowe’s various and many-faceted contributions to the history of mathematics. Centered on the Göttingen mathematical tradition, these stories illuminate important facets of mathematical activity often overlooked in other accounts. Six sections place the essays in chronological and thematic order, beginning with new introductions that contextualize each section. The essays that follow recount episodes relating to the section’s overall theme. All of the essays in this collection, with the exception of two, appeared over the course of more than 30 years in The Mathematical Intelligencer. Based largely on archival and primary sources, these vignettes offer unusual insights into behind-the-scenes events. Taken together, they aim to show how Göttingen managed to attract an extraordinary array of talented individuals, several of whom contributed to the development of a new mathematical culture during the first decades of the twentieth century.

Author : William Aspray
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 0816615675
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics written by William Aspray and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The fourteen essays in this volume build on the pioneering effort of Garrett Birkhoff, professor of mathematics at Harvard University, who in 1974 organized a conference of mathematicians and historians of modern mathematics to examine how the two disciplines approach the history of mathematics. In History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics, William Aspray and Philip Kitcher bring together distinguished scholars from mathematics, history, and philosophy to assess the current state of the field. Their essays, which grow out of a 1985 conference at the University of Minnesota, develop the basic premise that mathematical thought needs to be studied from an interdisciplinary perspective. The opening essays study issues arising within logic and the foundations of mathematics, a traditional area of interest to historians and philosophers. The second section examines issues in the history of mathematics within the framework of established historical periods and questions. Next come case studies that illustrate the power of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mathematics. The collection closes with a look at mathematics from a sociohistorical perspective, including the way institutions affect what constitutes mathematical knowledge.

Author : David Hilbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Foundations of Geometry written by David Hilbert and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martina Becvarova
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786349329
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Development Of Mathematics Between The World Wars, The: Case Studies, Examples And Analyses written by Martina Becvarova and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Development of Mathematics Between the World Wars traces the transformation of scientific life within mathematical communities during the interwar period in Central and Eastern Europe, specifically in Germany, Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. Throughout the book, in-depth mathematical analyses and examples are included for the benefit of the reader.World War I heavily affected academic life. In European countries, many talented researchers and students were killed in action and scientific activities were halted to resume only in the postwar years. However, this inhibition turned out to be a catalyst for the birth of a new generation of mathematicians, for the emergence of new ideas and theories and for the surprising creation of new and outstanding scientific schools.The final four chapters are not restricted to Central and Eastern Europe and deal with the development of mathematics between World War I and World War II. After describing the general state of mathematics at the end of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century, three case studies dealing with selected mathematical disciplines are presented (set theory, potential theory, combinatorics), in a way accessible to a broad audience of mathematicians as well as historians of mathematics.

Author : Karl-Georg Steffens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 081764475X
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Approximation Theory written by Karl-Georg Steffens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-28 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Exciting exposition integrates history, philosophy, and mathematics * Combines a mathematical analysis of approximation theory with an engaging discussion of the differing philosophical underpinnings behind its development * Appendices containing biographical data on numerous eminent mathematicians, explanations of Russian nomenclature and academic degrees, and an excellent index round out the presentation

Author : Jose Ferreiros
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3034850492
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Labyrinth of Thought written by Jose Ferreiros and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "José Ferreirós has written a magisterial account of the history of set theory which is panoramic, balanced, and engaging. Not only does this book synthesize much previous work and provide fresh insights and points of view, but it also features a major innovation, a full-fledged treatment of the emergence of the set-theoretic approach in mathematics from the early nineteenth century. This takes up Part One of the book. Part Two analyzes the crucial developments in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, above all the work of Cantor, but also Dedekind and the interaction between the two. Lastly, Part Three details the development of set theory up to 1950, taking account of foundational questions and the emergence of the modern axiomatization." (Bulletin of Symbolic Logic)

Author : David Hilbert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521449038
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory of Algebraic Invariants written by David Hilbert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-11-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English translation of the notes from David Hilbert's course in 1897 on Invariant Theory at the University of Gottingen taken by his student Sophus Marxen.

Author : Arne Schirrmacher
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030227278
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Establishing Quantum Physics in Göttingen written by Arne Schirrmacher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum mechanics – the grandiose theory that describes nature down to the submicroscopic level – was first formulated in Göttingen in 1925. How did this come about and why is it that Göttingen became the pre-eminent location for a revolution in physics? This book is the first to investigate the wide range of factors that were pivotal for quantum physics to be established in Göttingen. These include the process of generational change of physics professors, the hopes of mathematicians seeking new fields of research, and a new understanding of the interplay of experiment, theory and philosophy.

Author : José Ferreirós
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 376438350X
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Labyrinth of Thought written by José Ferreirós and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-04 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "José Ferreirós has written a magisterial account of the history of set theory which is panoramic, balanced, and engaging. Not only does this book synthesize much previous work and provide fresh insights and points of view, but it also features a major innovation, a full-fledged treatment of the emergence of the set-theoretic approach in mathematics from the early nineteenth century." --Bulletin of Symbolic Logic (Review of first edition)