The Honors Class

Hilbert's Problems and Their Solvers
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-56881-216-8
Verlag: A K Peters/CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 498 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 714 g

This eminently readable book focuses on the people of mathematics and draws the reader into their fascinating world. In a monumental address, given to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900, David Hilbert, perhaps the most respected mathematician of his time, developed a blueprint for mathematical research in the new century. Jokingly called a natural introduction to thesis writing with examples, this collection of problems has indeed become a guiding inspiration to many mathematicians, and those who succeeded in solving or advancing their solutions form an Honors Class among research mathematicians of this century. In a remarkable labor of love and with the support of many of the major players in the field, Ben Yandell has written a fascinating account of the achievements of this Honors Class, covering mathematical substance and biographical aspects.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yandell, Ben

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Algebra Zahlentheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Grundlagen der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Funktionalanalysis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments, Introduction: The Origin of the Coordinates, The Foundation Problems, The Foundations of Specific Areas, Number Theory, Algebra and Geometry: A Miscellany, The Analysis Problems, We Come to Our Census, Appendix, Mathematical Problems, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ben Yandell