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Elie Cartan (1869-1951)

By M. A. Akivis and B. A. Rosenfeld

Book information

Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Year
1993
ISBN
082184587X, 9780821845875
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4580215 bytes)
Series
Translations of Mathematical Monographs, v.123
Pages
335\335
DPI
600
Time added
2014-03-05 15:01:03

Description

This book describes the life and achievements of the great French mathematician, Elie Cartan. Here readers will find detailed descriptions of Cartan's discoveries in Lie groups and algebras, associative algebras, differential equations, and differential geometry, as well of later developments stemming from his ideas. There is also a biographical sketch of Cartan's life. A monumental tribute to a towering figure in the history of mathematics, this book will appeal to mathematicians and historians alike.

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