From Classical to Modern Algebraic Geometry : Corrado Segre's Mastership and Legacy / edited by Gianfranco Casnati, Alberto Conte, Letterio Gatto, Livia Giacardi, Marina Marchisio, Alessandro Verra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Casnati, Gianfranco., Editor.

Conte, Alberto., Editor.

Gatto, Letterio., Editor.

Giacardi, Livia., Editor.

Marchisio, Marina., Editor.

Verra, Alessandro., Editor.

Series:

Trends in the History of Science, 2297-296X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics.

History.

Geometry, Algebraic.

History of Mathematical Sciences.

Algebraic Geometry.

Local Subjects:

History of Mathematical Sciences.

Algebraic Geometry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (760 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2016.

Summary:

This book commemorates the 150th birthday of Corrado Segre, one of the founders of the Italian School of Algebraic Geometry and a crucial figure in the history of Algebraic Geometry. It is the outcome of a conference held in Turin, Italy. One of the book's most unique features is the inclusion of a previously unpublished manuscript by Corrado Segre, together with a scientific commentary. Representing a prelude to Segre's seminal 1894 contribution on the theory of algebraic curves, this manuscript and other important archival sources included in the essays shed new light on the eminent role he played at the international level. Including both survey articles and original research papers, the book is divided into three parts: section one focuses on the implications of Segre's work in a historic light, while section two presents new results in his field, namely Algebraic Geometry. The third part features Segre's unpublished notebook: Sulla Geometria Sugli Enti Algebrici Semplicemente Infiniti (1890-1891). This volume will appeal to scholars in the History of Mathematics, as well as to researchers in the current subfields of Algebraic Geometry.

Contents:

Preface

Part I: Corrado Segre' Leadership: from Torino to the International Scene/Arena

Contributions by Aldo Brigaglia, Alberto Conte and Livia Giacardi, Paola Gario, Erika Luciano and Clara Silvia Roero, David Rowe

Part II: Perspectives on Segre's Legacy

Contributions by Jérémy Blanc, Luca Chiantini and Duccio Sacchi, Ciro Ciliberto, Maria Angelica Cueto, Massimiliano Mella, Kristian Ranestad and Piotr Zwiernik, Laura Costa, Rosa M. Miró-Roig and Joan Pons-Llopis, Igor Dolgachev, Margarida Mendes Lopes and Rita Pardini, Emilia Mezzetti, Edoardo Sernesi

Part III: The Unpublished Notebook of Corrado Segre Sulla Geometria Sugli Enti Algebrici Semplicemente Infiniti (1890-1891)

Alberto Conte, Introduction

Reproduction of the Manuscript

Appendices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

3-319-32994-4