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Joseph Liouville 1809–1882

Master of Pure and Applied Mathematics

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Jesper Lützen

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (HISTORY, volume 15)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Career of a Mathematician

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Youth (1809–1830)

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 3-23

    3. Climbing the Academic Ladder (1830–1840)

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 25-68

    4. Professor, Academician, and Editor (1840–1848)

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 69-147

    5. The Second Republic (1848–1852)

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 149-174

    6. The Last Flash of Genius (1852–1862)

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 175-225

    7. Old Age (1862–1882)

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 227-260

  3. Mathematical Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. Juvenile Work

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 263-301

    3. Differentiation of Arbitrary Order

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 303-349

    4. Integration in Finite Terms

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 351-422

    5. Sturm-Liouville Theory

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 423-475

    6. Figures of Equilibrium of a Rotating Mass of Fluid

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 477-512

    7. Transcendental Numbers

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 513-526

    8. Doubly Periodic Functions

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 527-557

    9. Galois Theory

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 559-580

    10. Potential Theory

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 581-635

    11. Mechanics

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 637-708

    12. Geometry

      • Jesper Lützen
      Pages 709-755
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jesper Lützen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Joseph Liouville 1809–1882

  • Book Subtitle: Master of Pure and Applied Mathematics

  • Authors: Jesper Lützen

  • Series Title: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0989-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97180-3Published: 06 August 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6973-1Published: 22 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0989-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-570X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 885

  • Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, History of Science

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