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Mathematical Understanding of Nature: Essays on Amazing Physical Phenomena and Their Understanding by Mathematicians

By V. I. Arnold

Book information

Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Year
2014
ISBN
1470417014, 9781470417017
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1814577 bytes)
Pages
167\184
Scanned
yes
Time added
2017-05-28 01:33:21
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Description

This collection of 39 short stories gives the reader a unique opportunity to take a look at the scientific philosophy of Vladimir Arnold, one of the most original contemporary researchers. Topics of the stories included range from astronomy, to mirages, to motion of glaciers, to geometry of mirrors and beyond. In each case Arnold's explanation is both deep and simple, which makes the book interesting and accessible to an extremely broad readership. Original illustrations hand drawn by the author help the reader to further understand and appreciate Arnold's view on the relationship between mathematics and science.

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