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Elements of the Theory of Representations
A. A. Kirillov
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Description for Elements of the Theory of Representations
Paperback. Translator(s): Hewitt, E. Series: Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
The translator of a mathematical work faces a task that is at once fascinating and frustrating. He has the opportunity of reading closely the work of a master mathematician. He has the duty of retaining as far as possible the flavor and spirit of the original, at the same time rendering it into a readable and idiomatic form of the language into which the translation is made. All of this is challenging. At the same time, the translator should never forget that he is not a creator, but only a mirror. His own viewpoints, his own preferences, should never lead ... Read more
The translator of a mathematical work faces a task that is at once fascinating and frustrating. He has the opportunity of reading closely the work of a master mathematician. He has the duty of retaining as far as possible the flavor and spirit of the original, at the same time rendering it into a readable and idiomatic form of the language into which the translation is made. All of this is challenging. At the same time, the translator should never forget that he is not a creator, but only a mirror. His own viewpoints, his own preferences, should never lead ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642662454
SKU
V9783642662454
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