Paul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet : 50 Years of Correspondence in 107 Letters

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by Marc Barbut, Bernard Locker, Laurent Mazliak

出版情報:

London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014

著者名:

• Barbut, Marc
• Locker, Bernard
• Mazliak, Laurent
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シリーズ名:

Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences ;

ISBN:

9781447156192 [1447156196]    

注記:

The fascinating correspondence between Paul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet spans an extremely active period in French mathematics during the twentieth century. The letters of these two Frenchmen show their vicissitudes of research and passionate enthusiasm for the emerging field of modern probability theory. The letters cover various topics of mathematical importance including academic careers and professional travels, issues concerning students and committees, and the difficulties both mathematicians met to be elected to the Paris Academy of Sciences. The technical questions that occupied Lévy and Fréchet on almost a daily basis are the primary focus of these letters, which are charged with elation, frustration and humour. Their mathematical victories and setbacks unfolded against the dramatic backdrop of the two World Wars and the occupation of France, during which Lévy was obliged to go into hiding. The clear and persistent desire of these mathematicians to continue their work whatever the circumstance testifi

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