Uta C. Merzbach

eBook, PDF

Dirichlet (eBook, PDF)

A Mathematical Biography

Beschreibung

Provides a general context for the life of an influential European mathematician who lived in the first half of the nineteenth century

Details the extent to which certain mathematicians of the period were affected by political and social circumstances as well as by their own contributions

Shows how representatives of science, politics, and the arts interacted in the early nineteenth century

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 3.41MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 311
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030010737
• Artikelnr.: 54833602

Rezensionen

"Uta Merzbach's mathematical biography of Dirichlet is a thoroughly researched volume that describes in detail the life, labors, and legacy of this remarkable mathematician, with full details of his family, friends, and colleagues, as well as descriptions of the general mathematical scene and of the various cities in which he lived. It also contains extensive and accessible summaries of his mathematical writings." (Robin Wilson, The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol. 42 (4), 2020)
"The book under review is an outstanding piece of work and an important contribution to the literature on the history of mathematics in the 19th century." (Franz Lemmermeyer, zbMath 1412.01003, 2019)