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Although some of the ideas in the book are complex, the presentation is both lucid and entertaining. It has made me re-evaluate my own beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Davies raises more questions than answers, and I strongly recommend to you this thought-provoking book. Colva Roney-Dougal, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation Manjit Kumar, New Scientist

a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation Manjit Kumar, New Scientist

Davies has thought long and hard about the relationship of mathematics to the physical world, which gives him an interesting and even helpful perspective. Josh Reeves, ESSSAT News 21.3 Although some of the ideas in the book are complex, the presentation is both lucid and entertaining. It has made me re-evaluate my own beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Davies raises more questions than answers, and I strongly recommend to you this thought-provoking book. Colva Roney-Dougal, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation Manjit Kumar, New Scientist

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Educated at the University of Oxford, E. Brian Davies is Professor of Mathematics at King's College, London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He developed the theory of open quantum systems, writing a monograph on the subject which became the standard text. He has published almost 300 articles and four books on subjects ranging from quantum theory to pure mathematics, and is currently working in both computational analysis and the philosophy of science. He has held visiting positions at a number of leading universities in Europe and the USA. He was awarded the Senior Berwick Prize by the London Mathematical Society in 1998, and was President of London Mathematical Society 2008-2009.

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