Mathematics Across the Iron Curtain
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- ISBN 9781470414931
- Weight: 941g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jul 2014
- Publisher: American Mathematical Society
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The theory of semigroups is a relatively young branch of mathematics, with most of the major results having appeared after the Second World War. This book describes the evolution of (algebraic) semigroup theory from its earliest origins to the establishment of a full-fledged theory.
Semigroup theory might be termed `Cold War mathematics' because of the time during which it developed. There were thriving schools on both sides of the Iron Curtain, although the two sides were not always able to communicate with each other, or even gain access to the other's publications. A major theme of this book is the comparison of the approaches to the subject of mathematicians in the East and West, and the study of the extent to which contact between the two sides was possible.
Semigroup theory might be termed `Cold War mathematics' because of the time during which it developed. There were thriving schools on both sides of the Iron Curtain, although the two sides were not always able to communicate with each other, or even gain access to the other's publications. A major theme of this book is the comparison of the approaches to the subject of mathematicians in the East and West, and the study of the extent to which contact between the two sides was possible.
Christopher Hollings, MMath, PhD, FIMA is Departmental Lecturer in Mathematics and History and Clifford Norton Senior Research Fellow in the History of Mathematics at The Queen's College, Oxford, UK.
