The Abel Prize 2008-2012 -

The Abel Prize 2008-2012

Helge Holden, Ragni Piene (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
XVII, 571 Seiten
2017 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-51253-1 (ISBN)
171,19 inkl. MwSt

Covering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize:

· John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008
· Mikhail Gromov, 2009
· John T. Tate Jr., 2010
· John W. Milnor, 2011
· Endre Szemerédi, 2012.

The profiles feature autobiographical information as well as a description of each mathematician's work. In addition, each profile contains a complete bibliography, a curriculum vitae, as well as photos - old and new. As an added feature, interviews with the Laureates are presented on an accompanying web site (http://extras.springer.com/).

The book also presents a history of the Abel Prize written by the historian Kim Helsvig, and includes a facsimile of a letter from Niels Henrik Abel, which is transcribed, translated into English, and placed into historical perspective by Christian Skau.

This book follows on The Abel Prize: 2003-2007, The First Five Years (Springer, 2010), which profiles the work of the first Abel Prize winners.

Preface.- K.G. Helsvig: The Abel Prize - the Missing Nobel in Mathematics.- 2008 John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits: J.G.Thompson: Some Reflections.- R. Lyons and R.M.Guralnick: The Work of John Griggs Tompson: A Survey.- List of Publications for John G. Thompson.- Curriculum Vitae for John G. Thompson.- F. Buekenhout: A biography of Jacques Tits.- F. Buekenhout: A Report on the Scientific Contributions of Jacques Tits.- List of Publications.- Curriculum Vitae.- 2009 Misha Gromov: M.Gromov: A Few Recollections.- D.Burago, and Ya. Eliashberg (Eds.): A Few Snapshots From the Work of Mikhail Gromov.- List of Publications.- Curriculum Vitae.- 2010 John T. Tate Jr .: J.Tate: An Autobiography.- J.S. Milne: The Work of John Tate.- List of Publications.- Curriculum Vitae.- 2011 John W. Milnor: J.Milnor: Autobiography.- H.Bass: Milnor's Work in Algebra and Its Ramifications.- M.Lyubich: John Milnor's Work in Dynamics.- L.C.Siebenmann: John W. Milnor's Work on the Classification of Differentiable Manifolds.- List of Publications.- Curriculum Vitae.- 2012 Endre Szemerédi.: E. Szemerédi: Autobiography.- W.T.Gowers: The Mathematics of Endre Szemerédi.- List of Publications.- Curriculum Vitae.- A Letter by Niels Henrik Abel to August Leopold Crelle.- C.Skau: Abel and the Theory of Algebraic Equations.- Appendices: The Abel Committee.- The Niels Henrik Abel Board.- The Abel Lectures 2003-2012.- The Abel Presenters 2003-2012.- Addenda, Errata and Updates.

"An 'invaluable contribution to the history of twentieth-century mathematics'. This book is as well; it is filled with interesting articles and photographs. ... in one volume, we have autobiographies, expository essays, photos, and detailed bibliographies. This book is a treasure trove of interesting history and first-rate mathematics." (Mark Hunacek, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 100 (547), 2016) 

"This book contains accounts of the work of the prize winners ... from the period. ... The essays are excellently done. ... There are many photographs and a lot of good mathematics. ... With the addition of high quality mathematical exposition concerning the work of some of the most important mathematical figures of the past half-century, the book becomes irresistible, a delightful addition to my library." (Fernando Q. Gouvêa, MAA Reviews, March, 2014)

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie The Abel Prize
Zusatzinfo XVII, 571 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 829 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Theorie / Studium
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Allgemeines / Lexika
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie
Schlagworte Abel Prize • Computer Science • Computer Science, general • History of Contemporary Mathematics • History of mathematical sciences • History of Mathematics • Mathematics • mathematics and statistics • mathematics, general • Physics • physics, general
ISBN-10 3-662-51253-X / 366251253X
ISBN-13 978-3-662-51253-1 / 9783662512531
Zustand Neuware
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