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Non-Euclidean Geometries: János Bolyai Memorial Volume

By András Prékopa (auth.) , András Prékopa , Emil Molnár (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2006
ISBN
0387295542, 9780387295558, 9780387295541, 0387295550
DOI
10.1007/0-387-29555-0
Open Library ID
OL7445186M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3040740 bytes)
Series
Mathematics and Its Applications 581
Edition
1
Pages
506\496
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Geometry; History of Mathematics; Differential Geo

Description

"From nothing I have created a new different world,” wrote János Bolyai to his father, Wolgang Bolyai, on November 3, 1823, to let him know his discovery of non-Euclidean geometry, as we call it today. The results of Bolyai and the co-discoverer, the Russian Lobachevskii, changed the course of mathematics, opened the way for modern physical theories of the twentieth century, and had an impact on the history of human culture. The papers in this volume, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of János Bolyai, were written by leading scientists of non-Euclidean geometry, its history, and its applications. Some of the papers present new discoveries about the life and works of János Bolyai and the history of non-Euclidean geometry, others deal with geometrical axiomatics; polyhedra; fractals; hyperbolic, Riemannian and discrete geometry; tilings; visualization; and applications in physics. Audience This book is intended for those who teach, study, and do research in geometry and history of mathematics. Cultural historians, physicists, and computer scientists will also find it an important source of information.

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