Non-Euclidean Geometries : Janos Bolyai Memorial Volume Paperback / softback
Edited by Andras Prekopa, Emil Molnar
Part of the Mathematics and Its Applications series
Paperback / softback
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"From nothing I have created a new different world," wrote János Bolyai to his father, Wolgang Bolyai, on November 3, 1823, to let him know his discovery of non-Euclidean geometry, as we call it today.
The results of Bolyai and the co-discoverer, the Russian Lobachevskii, changed the course of mathematics, opened the way for modern physical theories of the twentieth century, and had an impact on the history of human culture. The papers in this volume, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of János Bolyai, were written by leading scientists of non-Euclidean geometry, its history, and its applications.
Some of the papers present new discoveries about the life and works of János Bolyai and the history of non-Euclidean geometry, others deal with geometrical axiomatics; polyhedra; fractals; hyperbolic, Riemannian and discrete geometry; tilings; visualization; and applications in physics.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:506 pages, XIII, 506 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Publication Date:19/11/2014
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- ISBN:9781461497714
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:506 pages, XIII, 506 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Publication Date:19/11/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781461497714
