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The Floer Jungle - Charting The Development Of A Theory

by Helmut Hofer e Siobhan Roberts

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 Tracing the development of Floer theory alongside the life of Andreas Floer, the work intertwines rich mathematical insights with engaging personal narratives. It illuminates the dynamic interplay of pioneering scholars in geometry and topology through persuasive examples and thoughtful historical context.
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Mathematics Across The Iron Curtain - A History Of The Algebraic Theory Of Semigroups

by Christopher Hollings

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 The theory of semigroups is a relatively young branch of mathematics, with most of the major results having appeared after the Second World War. This book describes the evolution of (algebraic) semigroup theory from its earliest origins to the establishment of a full-fledged theory.
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The Scientific Legacy Of Poincare

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 Henri Poincare (1854-1912) was one of the greatest scientists of his time, perhaps the last one to have mastered and expanded almost all areas in mathematics and theoretical physics. In this book, twenty world experts present one part of Poincare's extraordinary work. Each chapter treats one theme, presenting Poincare's approach, and achievements.
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A Century Of Mathematics In America, Part 3

by American Mathematical Society

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 Part of the ""A Century of Mathematics in America"" collection, this book contains articles that describe the mathematics and the mathematical personalities in some of the nations' prominent departments: Johns Hopkins, Clark, Columbia, MIT, Michigan, Texas, and the Institute for Advanced Study.
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A Century Of Mathematics In America, Part 2

by American Mathematical Society

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 Deals with some of the influential mathematics departments in the United States. This book also deals with a conference held at Princeton in 1946 to commemorate the university's bicentennial. It covers topics such as the influence of women in American mathematics, the burgeoning of differential geometry, and discussions of the work of von Karman.
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Mathematics And Mathematicians - Mathematics In Sweden Before 1950

by Lars Garding

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 Discusses about mathematics in Sweden between 1630 and 1950. This book tells the story of how continental mathematics came to Sweden, how it was received, and how it inspired new results. It also contains a biography of Gosta Mittag-Leffler, the father of Swedish mathematics, who introduced the Weierstrassian theory of analytic functions.
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The Emergence Of The American Mathematical Research Community, 1876-1900 - J.J.Sylvester, Felix Klein And E.H.Moore

by David E. Rowe e Karen Hunger Parshall

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 Traces the transformation of the United States from a mathematical backwater to a major presence during the quarter-century from 1876 to 1900. This work focuses on the three most influential individuals - the British algebraist James Joseph Sylvester, the German standard-bearer Felix Klein, and the American mathematician Eliakim Hastings Moore.
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The Scope And History Of Commutative And Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis

by George W. Mackey

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 Discusses harmonic analysis and its connections to other areas of mathematics and science. This book attempts to unify certain themes in areas of Lie algebras, strong interaction physics, statistical mechanics, and nonlinear partial differential equations.
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A Station Favorable To The Pursuits Of Science - Primary Materials In The History Of Mathematics At The United States Military Academy

by American Mathematical Society

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 Reveals the rich collection of mathematical works located at the nation's first military school, the US Military Academy at West Point. This book outlines the relevant history of the Academy, discusses the mathematics department and curriculum, and describes the development of the library during the nineteenth century.
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Mathematics Unbound - The Evolution Of An International Mathematical Research Community, 1800-1945

by American Mathematical Society

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 Brings together essays by twenty experts in the history of mathematics who have investigated the genesis of the international mathematical community. This book includes developments within component national mathematical communities, such as the growth of societies and journals, and wide-ranging political, philosophical, and pedagogical issues.
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Kolmogorov In Perspective

by American Mathematical Society

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 Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov.
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Exposition By Emil Artin - A Selection

by American Mathematical Society

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 Emil Artin was one of the great mathematicians of the twentieth century. He had the rare distinction of having solved two of the famous problems posed by David Hilbert in 1900. He showed that every positive definite rational function of several variables was a sum of squares. This book gathers a selection of his writings.
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Golden Years Of Moscow Mathematics

by American Mathematical Society

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 Contains articles on the history of Soviet mathematics. This book focuses on the personal lives of Russian mathematicians, and political events that shaped the course of scientific work in the Soviet Union. It is suitable for mathematicians, historians, and for those interested in Soviet mathematical history.
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Euclid'S Phaenomena - A Translation And Study Of A Hellenistic Treatise In Spherical Astronomy

by American Mathematical Society

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 Contains a translation and study of ""Euclid's Phaenomena"", a work which once formed part of the mathematical training of astronomers from Central Asia to Western Europe. This work includes an introduction that sets Euclid's geometry of the celestial sphere, and its application to the astronomy of his day, into its historical context.
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The St.Petersburg School Of Number Theory

by American Mathematical Society

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 The Russian book, ""The St Petersburg School of Number Theory"", is about the life and work of prominent members of this school, such as Chebyshev, Korkin, Zolotarev, Markov, Voronoi, and Vinogradov. This English translation acquaints the reader with the most important works of these six eminent members of the St Petersburg school.
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Selected Chapters In Number Theory

by Hermann Minkowski

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 Minkowskiâ€™s unpublished course notes on number theory capture the spirit of GÃ¶ttingenâ€™s mathematical golden age. Centered on methods for proving Fermatâ€™s theorem, they reveal his unique blend of rigorous reasoning and innovative insight into the geometry of numbers and early relativity, intriguing both scholars and history enthusiasts.
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Instructing The Mathematical Imagination - Charlotte Angas Scott And Bryn Mawr College, 1880s To 1920s

by Jemma Lorenat

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 Examining women's mathematical training at Bryn Mawr College (1885â€"1926), the narrative reveals how Charlotte Angas Scott fostered a collaborative, visually inspired method that encouraged original research and innovation. It charts shifts in educational practices, publication norms, and emerging professional networks in America.
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Between Two Disciplines - B. L. Van Der Waerden And The Development Of Quantum Mechanics

by Martina R. Schneider

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 Exploring van der Waerden's overlooked yet influential role in quantum mechanics, the study reveals his pragmatic use of group-theoretic methods while examining his interactions with figures like Weyl, Wigner, and Ehrenfest. It dissects debates that helped shape a transformative era in mathematical physics.
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John Von Neumann - Selected Letters

by London Mathematical Society

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Periodic Orbits - F. R. Moulton'S Quest For A New Lunar Theory

by Craig A. Stephenson

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 Offers a detailed description of the early history of the three-body problem and its periodic solutions, with chapters dedicated to the pioneering work of Hill, Poincare, and Darwin. This is followed by an in-depth account of the contribution to the subject by the mathematical astronomer Forest Ray Moulton and his research students.
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Meeting Under The Integral Sign? - The Oslo Congress Of Mathematicians On The Eve Of The Second World War

by Christopher D. Hollings e Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze

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 Examines the historically unique conditions under which the International Congress of Mathematicians took place in Oslo in 1936. Relying heavily on unpublished archival sources, the authors consider the different goals of the various participants in the Congress, most notably those of the Norwegian organizers, and the Nazi-led German delegation.
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The Case Of Academician Nikolai Nikolaevich Luzin

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Pearls From A Lost City - The Lvov School Of Mathematics

by Roman Duda

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The War Of Guns And Mathematics - Mathematical Practices And Communities In France And Its Western Allies Around World War I

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 For a long time, World War I has been shortchanged by the historiography of science. Until recently, World War II was usually considered as the defining event for the formation of the modern relationship between science and society. In this context, the effects of the First World War, by contrast, were often limited to the massive deaths of promising young scientists.
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