Tool and Object A History and Philosophy of Category Theory /
The book is first of all a history of category theory from the beginnings to A. Grothendieck and F.W. Lawvere. Category theory was an important conceptual tool in 20th century mathematics whose influence on some mathematical subdisciplines (above all algebraic topology and algebraic geometry) is ana...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel,
2007.
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| Series: | Science Networks. Historical Studies ;
32 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
