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L. E. J. Brouwer - Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher : How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life

By Dirk van Dalen

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2013
ISBN
9781447146155, 1447146158, 9781447146162, 1447146166
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (7971698 bytes)
Pages
877\877
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2013-05-29 16:00:00
Библиотека;Жизнь выдающихся людей;Ученыедеятели наукиизобретатели

Description

Dirk van Dalen's biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer.Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics. Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwer's main interest, however, was in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and then consolid. Read more... Child and Student.- Mathematics and Mysticism.- The Dissertation.-Cantor-Schoenflies Topology.- The New Topology.- Making a Career.- The War Years.- Mathematics after the War.- Politics and Mathematics.- The Breakthrough.- The Fathers of Dimension.- Progress, Recognition, and Frictions.- From Berlin to Vienna.- The Three Battles.- The Thirties.- War and Occupation.- Post-War Events.- The Restless Emeritus

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