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The mystery of the aleph : mathematics, the kabbalah, and the search for infinity

By Amir D. Aczel

Book information

Publisher
Washington Square Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780743422994, 0743422996
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17029192 bytes)
Pages
258\280
Time added
2020-08-11 03:49:03

Description

A compelling narrative that blends the story of infinity with the tragic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician. Contents: Halle -- Ancient roots -- Kabbalah -- Galileo and Bolzano -- Berlin -- Squaring the circle -- The student -- The birth of set theory -- The first circle -- "I see it, but I don't believe it" -- Virulent opposition -- The transfinite numbers -- The continuum hypothesis -- Shakespeare and mental illness -- The axiom of choice -- Russell's paradox -- Marienbad -- The Viennese café -- The night of June 14-15, 1937 -- Leibniz, relativity, and the U.S. Constitution -- Cohen's proof and the future of set theory -- The infinite brightness of the chaluk.

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