The collected papers of William Burnside / edited by Peter M. Neumann, A.J.S. Mann and Julia C. Tompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnside, William, 1852-1927.

Contributor:

Neumann, P. M.

Mann, A. J. S.

Goodheart, Clara Clare, 1967-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burnside, William, 1852-1927.

Burnside, William.

Group theory.

Burnside problem.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xiii, 1584 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

William Burnside was one of the three most important algebraists who were involved in the transformation of group theory from its nineteenth-century origins to a deep twentieth-century subject. Building on work of earlier mathematicians, they were able to develop sophisticated tools for solving difficult problems. All of Burnside's papers are reproduced here, organized chronologically and with a detailed bibliography. Walter Feit has contributed a foreword, and a collection of introductory essays are included to provide a commentary on Burnside's work and set it in perspective along with a modern biography that draws on archive material.

Contents:

v. 1. Commentary on Burnside's life and work; papers 1883-1899

v. 2. 1900-1926.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

019850585X

0198505868

0198505876

OCLC:

59457506