Ernst Zermelo An Approach to His Life and Work /

• Main Authors: Ebbinghaus, Heinz Dieter (Author), Peckhaus, Volker (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Logic.; Mathematical logic.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.; Applications of Mathematics.; History of Science.; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

This biography sheds light on all facets of the life and the achievements of Ernst Zermelo (1871-1953). Zermelo is best-known for the statement of the axiom of choice and his axiomatization of set theory. However, he also worked in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. His dissertation, for...