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L.E.J. Brouwer ¿ Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher
How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life
Buch von Dirk Van Dalen
Sprache: Englisch

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Dirk van Dalen¿s biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer.

Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics.

Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwer¿s main interest, however, was in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and then consolidate, constructive methods under the name ¿intuitionism¿. This made him one of the main protagonists in the ¿foundation crisis¿ of mathematics.

As a confirmed internationalist, he also got entangled in the interbellum struggle for the ending of the boycott of German and Austrian scientists. This time during the twentieth century was turbulent; nationalist resentment and friction between formalism and intuitionism led to the Mathematische Annalen conflict ('The war of the frogs and the mice'). It was here that Brouwer played a pivotal role.

The present biography is an updated revision of the earlier two volume biography in one single book. It appeals to mathematicians and anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the first half of the twentieth century.
Dirk van Dalen¿s biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer.

Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics.

Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwer¿s main interest, however, was in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and then consolidate, constructive methods under the name ¿intuitionism¿. This made him one of the main protagonists in the ¿foundation crisis¿ of mathematics.

As a confirmed internationalist, he also got entangled in the interbellum struggle for the ending of the boycott of German and Austrian scientists. This time during the twentieth century was turbulent; nationalist resentment and friction between formalism and intuitionism led to the Mathematische Annalen conflict ('The war of the frogs and the mice'). It was here that Brouwer played a pivotal role.

The present biography is an updated revision of the earlier two volume biography in one single book. It appeals to mathematicians and anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the first half of the twentieth century.
Zusammenfassung

The only comprehensive biography of L.E.J. Brouwer, the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher

Contains background information on the beginnings of algebraic topology

Explores how mathematics was affected by the conflicts of the twentieth century

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
¿Child and Student.- Mathematics and Mysticism.- The Dissertation.-Cantor-Schoenflies Topology.- The New Topology.- Making a Career.- The War Years.- Mathematics after the War.- Politics and Mathematics.- The Breakthrough.- The Fathers of Dimension.- Progress, Recognition, and Frictions.- From Berlin to Vienna.- The Three Battles.- The Thirties.- War and Occupation.- Post-War Events.- The Restless Emeritus.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: xii
875 S.
ISBN-13: 9781447146155
ISBN-10: 1447146158
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Dalen, Dirk Van
Hersteller: Springer London
Springer-Verlag London Ltd.
Maße: 241 x 160 x 52 mm
Von/Mit: Dirk Van Dalen
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.12.2012
Gewicht: 1,478 kg
Artikel-ID: 106320709
Zusammenfassung

The only comprehensive biography of L.E.J. Brouwer, the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher

Contains background information on the beginnings of algebraic topology

Explores how mathematics was affected by the conflicts of the twentieth century

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
¿Child and Student.- Mathematics and Mysticism.- The Dissertation.-Cantor-Schoenflies Topology.- The New Topology.- Making a Career.- The War Years.- Mathematics after the War.- Politics and Mathematics.- The Breakthrough.- The Fathers of Dimension.- Progress, Recognition, and Frictions.- From Berlin to Vienna.- The Three Battles.- The Thirties.- War and Occupation.- Post-War Events.- The Restless Emeritus.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: xii
875 S.
ISBN-13: 9781447146155
ISBN-10: 1447146158
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Dalen, Dirk Van
Hersteller: Springer London
Springer-Verlag London Ltd.
Maße: 241 x 160 x 52 mm
Von/Mit: Dirk Van Dalen
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.12.2012
Gewicht: 1,478 kg
Artikel-ID: 106320709
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