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OverviewThis volume is about the life and work of Shiing-Shen Chern (1911 ), one of the leading mathematicians of this century. The book contains personal accounts by some friends, together with a summary of the mathematical works by Chern himself. Besides a selection of the mathematical papers the book also contains all his papers published after 1988.Contents: The Life and Mathematics of Shiing-Shen ChernOn Integral Geometry in Klein SpacesA Simple Intrinsic Proof of the Gauss Bonnet Formula for Closed Riemannian ManifoldsA Theorem on Orientable Surfaces in Four-Dimensional SpaceHermitian Vector Bundles and the Equidistribution of the Zeroes of Their Holomorphic SectionsIntrinsic Norms on a Complex ManifoldCharacteristic Forms and Geometrical InvariantsDupin Submanifolds in Lie Sphere GeometryAn Introduction to Dupin SubmanifoldsTransgression in Associated BundlesOn a Notable Connection in Finsler Geometryand other papersReadership: Mathematicians. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shiing-Shen Chern (University of California, Berkeley) , Shiu-Yuen Cheng , S Y Cheng , P Li (Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, CA, USA)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN: 9781299662773ISBN 10: 1299662773 Pages: 732 Publication Date: 10 May 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |