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paperback ed. |
Description |
ix, 293 p. : ill., maps, ports., charts ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Cambridge, April 2003 -- The shape of the earth -- Possible worlds -- The shape of the universe -- Euclid's geometry -- The non-Euclideans -- Bernhard Riemann's probationary lecture -- Riemann's legacy -- Klein and Poincar©Øe -- Poincar{acu |
Summary |
Conceived in 1904, the Poincar©Øe conjecture, a puzzle that speaks to the possible shape of the universe and lies at the heart of modern topology and geometry, has resisted attempts by generations of mathematicians to prove or to disprove i |
Subject |
Poincar©Øe, Henri, 1854-1912.
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Perelman, Grigori.
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International Congress of Mathematicians (2006 : Madrid, Spain)
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Poincar©Øe conjecture.
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Algebraic topology.
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Mathematics -- Awards -- History.
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Mathematicians -- History.
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ISBN |
0802716547 |
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9780802716545 |
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