L.E.J. Brouwer – Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dalen, Dirk van (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; History.; Mathematical logic.; Topology.; Popular works.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.; Popular Science, general.

Dirk van Dalen’s biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer. Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and in...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Child and Student
• Mathematics and Mysticism
• The Dissertation.-Cantor-Schoenflies Topology
• The New Topology
• Making a Career
• The War Years
• Mathematics after the War
• Politics and Mathematics
• The Breakthrough
• The Fathers of Dimension
• Progress, Recognition, and Frictions
• From Berlin to Vienna
• The Three Battles
• The Thirties
• War and Occupation
• Post-War Events
• The Restless Emeritus.