Henri Poincaré : impatient Genius
This book describes the life and work of Henri Poincaré, detailing most of his unique achievements in mathematics and physics. It is divided into two parts the first on Poincaré s life, and the second on his contributions to the mathematical sciences. Apart from biographical details, attention is gi...
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| Médium: | Livre numérique |
| Jazyk: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer US
2012.
Cham : Springer Nature |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Henri Poincaré, impatient genius, Ferdinand Verhulst, 2012, New York, Springer, 1 vol. (X-260 p.), 978-1-4614-2406-2 • Henri Poincaré, Texte imprimé, 9781461424086 • Henri Poincaré, Texte imprimé, 9781489999146 |
| Shrnutí: | This book describes the life and work of Henri Poincaré, detailing most of his unique achievements in mathematics and physics. It is divided into two parts the first on Poincaré s life, and the second on his contributions to the mathematical sciences. Apart from biographical details, attention is given to Poincaré s results on automorphic functions; differential equations and dynamical systems; celestial mechanics; mathematical physics, in particular the theory of the electron and relativity; and topology (analysis situs). A chapter on philosophy explains Poincaré s conventionalism in mathematics and his view of conventionalism in physics. The book shows how Poincaré reached his fundamentally new results in many different fields, how he thought about problems, and how one should read his work. Simultaneously, it is made clear how analysis and geometry are intertwined in Poincaré s thinking and work. In dynamical systems, this becomes clear in his description of invariant manifolds, his association of differential equation flow with mappings, and his fixed-point theory. There is no comparable book on Poincaré presenting such a relatively complete vision of his life and the working of his very original mind. Scientists and engineers as well as general readers interested in the history of science will find this book of interest. Reviews of this book:"The title of this biography is particularly well chosen : Henri Poincaré was a true genius, and he was impatient. It gives a fair picture of both the man and the scientist, completed by particularly well chosen illustrations. Jean Mawhin, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium "Ferdinand Verhulst has written a true scientific biography, introducing Poincaré the man, his cultural milieu, and his mathematics. This book shows why, a century after his death, Poincaré's ideas still shape a substantial part of the mathematical sciences." Philip J Holmes, PrincetonUniversity, USA . |
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| ISBN: | 9781461424079 |
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