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Non-Standard Analysis
Abraham Robinson
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Description for Non-Standard Analysis
Paperback. Offers an explanation of the development and applications of non-standard analysis. This title treats in detail many areas of application, including topology, functions of a real variable, functions of a complex variable, and normed linear spaces, together with problems of boundary layer flow of viscous fluids. Series: Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics & Physics. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Considered by many to be Abraham Robinson's magnum opus, this book offers an explanation of the development and applications of non-standard analysis by the mathematician who founded the subject. Non-standard analysis grew out of Robinson's attempt to resolve the contradictions posed by infinitesimals within calculus. He introduced this new subject in a seminar at Princeton in 1960, and it remains as controversial today as it was then. This paperback reprint of the 1974 revised edition is indispensable reading for anyone interested in non-standard analysis. It treats in rich detail many areas of application, including topology, functions of a real variable, ... Read more
Considered by many to be Abraham Robinson's magnum opus, this book offers an explanation of the development and applications of non-standard analysis by the mathematician who founded the subject. Non-standard analysis grew out of Robinson's attempt to resolve the contradictions posed by infinitesimals within calculus. He introduced this new subject in a seminar at Princeton in 1960, and it remains as controversial today as it was then. This paperback reprint of the 1974 revised edition is indispensable reading for anyone interested in non-standard analysis. It treats in rich detail many areas of application, including topology, functions of a real variable, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics & Physics
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691044903
SKU
V9780691044903
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About Abraham Robinson
Abraham Robinson (1918-1974) was born in Prussia and taught mathematics at universities in Canada, Israel, and the United States. At the time of his death he was Sterling Professor of Mathematics at Yale University.
Reviews for Non-Standard Analysis
"Considered by many to be Abraham Robinson's magnum opus, this book offers an explanation of the development and application of non-standard analysis which grew out of Robinson's attempt to resolve the contradictions posed by infinitesimals within calculus."
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