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Mathematics Across the Iron Curtain: A History of the Algebraic Theory of Semigroups

By Christopher Hollings

Book information

Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Year
2014
ISBN
1470414937, 9781470414931
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3168821 bytes)
Series
History of Mathematics
Pages
441\457
Time added
2017-09-11 00:59:34
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Description

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. Semigroup theory might be termed 'Cold War mathematics' because of the time during which it developed. There were thriving schools on both sides of the Iron Curtain, although the two sides were not always able to communicate with each other, or even gain access to the other's publications. A major theme of this book is the comparison of the approaches to the subject of mathematicians in the East and West, and the study of the extent to which contact between the two sides was possible.

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