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Collected Papers Of William Burnside 2 V
Burnside, William. Ed(S): Neumann, Peter M.; Mann, A. J. S.; Tompson, Julia
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hardcover. William Burnside [1852-1927] was a scholar of international renown, a colourful figure, and a pure mathematician who established abstract algebra as a subject of serious study in Britain. This edition of Collected Papers, enhanced by a series of critical essays, is of major importance to scholars in group theory and the history and philosophy of mathematics. Editor(s): Neumann, Peter M.; Mann, A. J. S.; Tompson, Julia. Num Pages: 1616 pages, 8 half tone. BIC Classification: BGH; GBC; PBG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 196 x 102. Weight in Grams: 3536.
William Burnside was one of the three most important algebraists who were involved in the transformation of group theory from its nineteenth-century origins to a deeper twentieth-century subject. Building on work of earlier mathematicians, they were able to develop sophisticated tools for solving difficult problems. His works are of enormous historical importance; they remain also a source of inspiration and information. The works of his contemporaries, such as Klein, Frobenius, Schur, have been published as also have the works of his immediate successors such as Phillip Hall. All of Burnside's papers are reproduced here, organized chronologically and with ... Read more
William Burnside was one of the three most important algebraists who were involved in the transformation of group theory from its nineteenth-century origins to a deeper twentieth-century subject. Building on work of earlier mathematicians, they were able to develop sophisticated tools for solving difficult problems. His works are of enormous historical importance; they remain also a source of inspiration and information. The works of his contemporaries, such as Klein, Frobenius, Schur, have been published as also have the works of his immediate successors such as Phillip Hall. All of Burnside's papers are reproduced here, organized chronologically and with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1616
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1616
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198505853
SKU
V9780198505853
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Reviews for Collected Papers Of William Burnside 2 V
We must congratulate the editors for accomplishing so well the task of masking the work of a distinguished mathematician available to a much wider audience.
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