Overview
- Features previously unpublished lecture notes and other documents by Corrado Segre on the theory of algebraic curves
- Combines the modern field of algebraic geometry with the history of mathematics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Trends in the History of Science (TRENDSHISTORYSCIENCE)
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Table of contents (16 papers)
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Corrado Segre’ Leadership: From Turin to the International Scene
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Perspectives on Segre’s Legacy
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The Unpublished Notebook of Corrado Segre onGeometry on Simply Infinite Algebraic Entities (1890–1891)
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About this book
This book commemorates the 150th birthday of Corrado Segre, one of the founders of the Italian School of Algebraic Geometry and a crucial figure in the history of Algebraic Geometry. It is the outcome of a conference held in Turin, Italy.
One of the book's most unique features is the inclusion of a previously unpublished manuscript by Corrado Segre, together with a scientific commentary. Representing a prelude to Segre's seminal 1894 contribution on the theory of algebraic curves, this manuscript and other important archival sources included in the essays shed new light on the eminent role he played at the international level.
Including both survey articles and original research papers, the book is divided into three parts: section one focuses on the implications of Segre's work in a historic light, while section two presents new results in his field, namely Algebraic Geometry. The third part features Segre's unpublished notebook: Sulla Geometria Sugli Enti Algebrici Semplicemente Infiniti (1890-1891).
This volume will appeal to scholars in the History of Mathematics, as well as to researchers in the current subfields of Algebraic Geometry.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: From Classical to Modern Algebraic Geometry
Book Subtitle: Corrado Segre's Mastership and Legacy
Editors: Gianfranco Casnati, Alberto Conte, Letterio Gatto, Livia Giacardi, Marina Marchisio, Alessandro Verra
Series Title: Trends in the History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32994-9
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32992-5Published: 22 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81416-2Published: 17 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32994-9Published: 20 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2297-2951
Series E-ISSN: 2297-296X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 756
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Algebraic Geometry