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The Mathematician Sophus Lie. It Was the Audacity of My Thinking.
Arild Stubhaug
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Paperback. Translator(s): Daly, R. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 951.
Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is without doubt one of Norway's greatest scientific talents. His mathematical works have made him famous around the world no less than Niels Henrik Abel. The terms Lie groups and Lie algebra are today part of the standard mathematical vocabulary.
In his comprehensive biography the author Arild Stubhaug let us come close to both the person Sophus Lie and his time. We follow him through childhood at the vicarage in Nordfjordeid, his growing up in Moss, school and studying in Christiania, travelling in Europe and his contacts with the leading mathematicians of his time. The academic ... Read more
Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is without doubt one of Norway's greatest scientific talents. His mathematical works have made him famous around the world no less than Niels Henrik Abel. The terms Lie groups and Lie algebra are today part of the standard mathematical vocabulary.
In his comprehensive biography the author Arild Stubhaug let us come close to both the person Sophus Lie and his time. We follow him through childhood at the vicarage in Nordfjordeid, his growing up in Moss, school and studying in Christiania, travelling in Europe and his contacts with the leading mathematicians of his time. The academic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
Number of Pages
555
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642075704
SKU
V9783642075704
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Reviews for The Mathematician Sophus Lie. It Was the Audacity of My Thinking.
"... Es ist besonders erfreulich, dass sich der Autor zum Ziel gesetzt hat, nach Abel auch Lie einem über die Mathematiker weit hinausgehenden Leserkreis nahe zu bringen. In seinem lesenswerten Buch stellt er den interessanten Lebenslauf eines nicht immer bequemen Genies voll irrtümlicher Lebenskraft, abe auch mit Schattenseiten dar. ... Ein spannendes Buch, das auch Einblick in die deutsche Universitätsgeschichte ... Read more