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L.E.J. Brouwer – Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher: How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life

L.E.J. Brouwer – Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher: How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life
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Dewey Class 510.9
Title L.E.J. Brouwer – Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher ([Ebook]) : How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life / by Dirk Dalen.
Author Dalen, Dirk van
Other name(s) SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication London : Springer
, 2013.
Physical Details XII, 875 pages:. 97 illus., 19 illus. in color. : online resource.
ISBN 9781447146162
Summary Note Dirk van Dalenâs biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer. Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics.   Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwerâs main interest, however, was in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and then consolidate, constructive methods under the name âintuitionismâ. This made him one of the main protagonists in the âfoundation crisisâ of mathematics. As a confirmed internationalist, he also got entangled in the interbellum struggle for the ending of the boycott of German and Austrian scientists. This time during the twentieth century was turbulent; nationalist resentment and friction between formalism and intuitionism led to the Mathematische Annalen conflict ('The war of the frogs and the mice'). It was here that Brouwer played a pivotal role. The present biography is an updated revision of the earlier two volume biography in one single book. It appeals to mathematicians and anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the first half of the twentieth century.:
Contents note Child and Student -- Mathematics and Mysticism -- The Dissertation.-Cantor-Schoenflies Topology -- The New Topology -- Making a Career -- The War Years -- Mathematics after the War -- Politics and Mathematics -- The Breakthrough -- The Fathers of Dimension -- Progress, Recognition, and Frictions -- From Berlin to Vienna -- The Three Battles -- The Thirties -- War and Occupation -- Post-War Events -- The Restless Emeritus.
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Internet Site http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4616-2
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