Overview
Highlights the main ideas in geometry by leading experts in the field
Showcases the main research problems in geometry and topology
Demonstrates the impact of history on current research in geometry
Presents the history of geometry as written by mathematicians
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This is a collection of surveys on important mathematical ideas, their origin, their evolution and their impact in current research. The authors are mathematicians who are leading experts in their fields. The book is addressed to all mathematicians, from undergraduate students to senior researchers, regardless of the specialty.
Reviews
“The intended audience is that of the general mathematical community with an interest in how certain geometrical ideas developed and evolved over time. … This book allows the reader to grasp just how large the area of geometry is. … This volume would be a useful reference text in a library, where readers could use it to research the historical origins of certain geometrical topics and see how they developed over time.” (Brendan O'Sullivan, Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin, Issue 87, 2021)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
The editors are mathematicians whose work is well known (Dani in dynamics and ergodic theory, and Papadopoulos in geometry and topology of low dimensions). They are the authors of many research articles and monographs, and they edited several books. They have a broad view on the current research on geometry, on the history of the subject and on its impact in modern research. Dani is the editor-in-chief of Ganita Bharati (Bulletin of the Indian Society for History of Mathematics).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geometry in History
Editors: S. G. Dani, Athanase Papadopoulos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13609-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13608-6Published: 31 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13611-6Published: 27 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13609-3Published: 18 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 750
Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Projective Geometry, History of Mathematical Sciences, Topology, Functions of a Complex Variable