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Israel Gohberg and Friends

On the Occasion of his 80th Birthday

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Harm Bart

    1. Econometrisch Instituut, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. Thomas Hempfling

    1. Editorial Department Mathematics, Birkhäuser Publishing Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

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  3. Marinus A. Kaashoek

    1. Department of Mathematics, FEW, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  • Concentrates on the human aspects behind the development of mathematics around the remarkable figure of Israel Gohberg
  • Does not focus on formal mathematics but instead on the personal relationships that constitute the underlying propelling-power in scientific cooperation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (52 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Mathematical Tales and Philosophical-Mathematical Tales

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Mathematical Tales

      • I. Gohberg
      Pages 3-33

    3. Philosophical-Mathematical Tales A Personal Account

      • I. Gohberg
      Pages 35-40

    4. Our Dad’s Mathematics

      • Zvia Faro-Gohberg, Yanina Israeli-Gohberg
      Pages 41-50

  4. Gohberg Miscellanea: Celebrating the 60th birthday

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Gohberg Miscellania

      Pages 121-139

  6. About Colleagues and Friends

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Opening Address Toeplitz Memorial Conference

      • I. Gohberg
      Pages 155-156
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About this book

Mathematicians do not work in isolation. They stand in a long and time honored tradition. They write papers and (sometimes) books, they read the publications of fellow workers in the ?eld, and they meet other mathematicians at conferences all over the world. In this way, in contact with colleagues far away and nearby, from the past (via their writings) and from the present, scienti?c results are obtained whicharerecognizedasvalid.Andthat–remarkablyenough–regardlessofethnic background, political inclination or religion. In this process, some distinguished individuals play a special and striking role. They assume a position of leadership. They guide the people working with them through uncharted territory, thereby making a lasting imprint on the ?eld. So- thing which can only be accomplished through a combination of rare talents: - usually broad knowledge, unfailing intuition and a certain kind of charisma that binds people together. AllofthisispresentinIsraelGohberg,themantowhomthisbookisdedicated,on theoccasionof his 80thbirthday.This comes to the foregroundunmistakably from the contributions from those who worked with him or whose life was a?ected by him. Gohberg’sexceptionalqualitiesarealsoapparentfromthe articleswritten by himself, sometimes jointly with others, that are reproduced in this book. Among these are stories of his life, some dealing with mathematical aspects, others of a more general nature. Also included are reminiscences paying tribute to a close colleaguewho isnotamongusanymore,speechesorreviewshighlightingthework and personality of a friend or esteemed colleague, and responses to the laudatio’s connected with the several honorary degrees that were bestowed upon him.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Econometrisch Instituut, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Harm Bart

  • Editorial Department Mathematics, Birkhäuser Publishing Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

    Thomas Hempfling

  • Department of Mathematics, FEW, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marinus A. Kaashoek

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Israel Gohberg and Friends

  • Book Subtitle: On the Occasion of his 80th Birthday

  • Editors: Harm Bart, Thomas Hempfling, Marinus A. Kaashoek

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8734-1

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-8733-4Published: 23 June 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7643-8734-1Published: 25 September 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 324

  • Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences

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