Linear Differential Equations and Group Theory from Riemann to Poincare by Gray, Jeremy (9780817647728)

Linear Differential Equations and Group Theory from Riemann to Poincare - Edition #2 - 1996

by Gray, Jeremy

Paperback - English

This book is a study of how a particular vision of the unity of mathematics, often called geometric function theory, was created in the 19th century. The central focus is on the convergence of three mathematical topics: the hypergeometric and related linear differential equations, group theory, and on-Euclidean geometry. The text for this second edition has been greatly expanded and revised, and the existing appendices enriched. The exercises have been retained, making it possible to use the book as a companion to mathematics courses at the graduate level.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

1996

ISBN

0817647724

EAN

9780817647728

Publisher

SPRINGER NATURE

Publication Date

01 Jan 2008

Pages

338

Weight (kg)

0.36

Dimensions (cm)

23.1 x 15.5 x 1.3

About Author

Jeremy Gray is Professor of the History of Mathematics and Director of the Centre for the History of the Mathematical Sciences at the Open University in England, and is an Honorary Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Warwick. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 14 books on the history of mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries and is internationally recognised as an authority on the subject. His book, Ideas of Space, is a standard text on the history of geometry (see competitive literature).