In Search of Infinity
Author:   N.Ya. Vilenkin ,  Abe Shenitzer (York University, Ontario, Canada)
Publisher:   Birkhauser Boston Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
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9780817638191


Pages:   146
Publication Date:   11 August 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   N.Ya. Vilenkin ,  Abe Shenitzer (York University, Ontario, Canada)
Publisher:   Birkhauser Boston Inc
Imprint:   Birkhauser Boston Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9780817638191


ISBN 10:   0817638199
Pages:   146
Publication Date:   11 August 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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1. Infinity and the universe.- 2. The mysteries of infinite sets.- 3. Remarkable functions and curves, or a stroll through a mathematical hall of wonders.- 4. In search of the absolute.- Conclusion.- Notees.

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In fewer than 150 pages Vilenkin has packed a whole course on infinity: its history, philosophy, and mathematical theory. Abe Shenitzer's translation is very smooth and natural... When fractals have gone out of style, and chaos is no longer the flavor of the month, some kind of 'geometric set theory' or 'set-theoretic geometry' may very well remain, and In Search of Infinity may still be the best introduction to it. --American Mathematical Monthly


"""In fewer than 150 pages Vilenkin has packed a whole course on infinity: its history, philosophy, and mathematical theory. Abe Shenitzer's translation is very smooth and natural... When fractals have gone out of style, and chaos is no longer the flavor of the month, some kind of 'geometric set theory' or 'set-theoretic geometry' may very well remain, and In Search of Infinity may still be the best introduction to it."" --American Mathematical Monthly"


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