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Hilbert, Göttingen and the development of modern mathematics / by Joan Roselló.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roselló, Joan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hilbert, David, 1862-1943.
- Hilbert, David.
- Hilbert, David,-1862-1943.
- Genre:
- Libros electrónicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 272 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]
- Summary:
- David Hilbert is one of the outstanding mathematicians of the twentieth century and probably the most influential. This book highlights Hilbert's contributions to mathematics, putting them in their historical, social and cultural context. In doing so, particular attention is paid to Hilbert's axiomatic method and his proposal for the foundations of mathematics, the so-called Hilbert's program. The book also discusses the development of algebraic number theory, the theory of integral equations, modern algebra and the structural image of mathematics. In addition, it considers the famous list of Mathematical Problems presented in Paris in 1900, the mathematical tradition of the University of Göttingen, the great debate on the foundations of mathematics in the twenties between formalists and intuitionists, and, finally, Hilbert's work on the theory of relativity and the foundations of quantum mechanics.The book will primarily appeal to an academic audience, although it will also be of interest to general-interest science readers.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Reference List
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-2762-X
- OCLC:
- 1183031049
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