Max Dehn: Polyphonic Portrait - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1470461064 ISBN 13 : 9781470461065

Editeur : American Mathematical Society, 2024

Synopsis

Max Dehn (1878-1952) is known to mathematicians today for his seminal contributions to geometry and topology-Dehn surgery, Dehn twists, the Dehn invariant, etc. He is also remembered as the first mathematician to solve one of Hilbert's famous problems. However, Dehn's influence as a scholar and teacher extended far beyond his mathematics. Dehn also lived a remarkable life, described in this book in three phases. The first phase focuses on his early career as one of David Hilbert's most gifted students. The second, after World War I, treats his time in Frankfurt where he led an intimate community of mathematicians in explorations of historical texts. The final phase, after 1938, concerns his flight from Nazi Germany to Scandinavia and eventually to the United States where, after various teaching experiences, the Dehns settled at iconic Black Mountain College.

This book is a collection of essays written by mathematicians and historians of art and science. It treats Dehn's mathematics and its influence, his journeys, and his remarkable engagement in history and the arts. A great deal of the information found in this book has never before been published.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jemma Lorenat, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA, John McCleary, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Volker R. Remmert, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, David E. Rowe, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, and Marjorie Senechal, Smith College, Northhampton, MA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Mathematical Society
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1470461064
• ISBN 13: 9781470461065
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 290
• Éditeur: Lorenat Jemma, McCleary John, Remmert Volker R., Rowe David E., Senechal Marjorie
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