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Jonathan M. Borwein - Dictionary of Real Numbers - 9781461585121 - V9781461585121
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Dictionary of Real Numbers

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Description for Dictionary of Real Numbers Paperback. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBT; PBW; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1068.
How do we recognize that the number . 93371663 . . . is actually 2 IoglQ(e + 7r)/2 ? Gauss observed that the number 1. 85407467 . . . is (essentially) a rational value of an elliptic integral-an observation that was critical in the development of nineteenth century analysis. How do we decide that such a number is actually a special value of a familiar function without the tools Gauss had at his disposal, which were, presumably, phenomenal insight and a prodigious memory? Part of the answer, we hope, lies in this volume. This book is structured like a reverse ... Read more

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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461585121
SKU
V9781461585121
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