Levels of Infinity

Selected Writings on Mathematics and Philosophy

Hermann Weyl (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2013
Dover Publications Inc. (Verlag)
978-0-486-48903-2 (ISBN)

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Original anthology features less-technical essays discussing logic, topology, abstract algebra, relativity theory, and the works of David Hilbert. Most have been long unavailable or previously unpublished in book form. 2012 edition.

This original anthology collects 10 of Weyl's less-technical writings that address the broader scope and implications of mathematics. Most have been long unavailable or not previously published in book form. Subjects include logic, topology, abstract algebra, relativity theory, and reflections on the work of Weyl's mentor, David Hilbert. 2012 edition.

Introduction
Levels of Infinity (1931)
Topology and Abstract Algebra as Two Roads of Mathematical Comprehension (1932)
Emmy Noether (1935)
The Mathematical Way of Thinking (1940)
David Hilbert (1862-1943) (1944)
David Hilbert and His Mathematical Work (1944)
Mathematics and Logic (1946)
Relativity Theory as a Stimulus in Mathematical Research (1949)
A Half-Century of Mathematics (1953)
Axiomatic versus Constructive Procedures in Mathematics (1953)
Why is the World Four-Dimensional? (1955)
References

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.4.2013
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	337 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-486-48903-5 / 0486489035
ISBN-13	978-0-486-48903-2 / 9780486489032
Zustand	Neuware