Travelling Mathematics - The Fate of Diophantos' Arithmetic
Author:   Ad Meskens
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Volume:   41
ISBN:  

9783034606424


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   27 September 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ad Meskens
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Volume:   41
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.541kg
ISBN:  

9783034606424


ISBN 10:   3034606427
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   27 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Arithmetic and the beginnings of algebra.- Alexandria ad Aegyptum.- Diophantos and the Arithmetika.- Sleeping beauty in the Dark Ages.- New vistas.- Humanism.- Renaissance or the rebirth of Diophantos.- Fair stood the wind for France.- Coda: Hilbert’s tenth problem.- Stemma.

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From the reviews: The chapters are really surveys of the existing literature. ... The book begins with an outline of early arithmetic and algebra ... . Travelling Mathematics provides a wonderful overview of the Arithmetic and a valuable account of its influence. Anyone interested in Greek mathematics and in the history of algebra and number theory will want to read Meskens' book and follow the many references provided. (Fernando Q. Gouvea, The Mathematical Association of America, January, 2011)


From the reviews: The chapters are really surveys of the existing literature. ... The book begins with an outline of early arithmetic and algebra ... . Travelling Mathematics provides a wonderful overview of the Arithmetic and a valuable account of its influence. Anyone interested in Greek mathematics and in the history of algebra and number theory will want to read Meskens' book and follow the many references provided. (Fernando Q. Gouvea, The Mathematical Association of America, January, 2011) This book is a very good introduction to the literature available on Diophantus and the interpretations of his work, and provides the reader with solid information on the various editions, their history and their background. ... a must-read for anyone studying the number theoretic contributions by mathematicians from Bachet and Fermat to Euler and beyond. (Franz Lemmermeyer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1204, 2011)


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