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Over the past eighty years, martingales have become central in the mathematics of randomness. They appear in the general theory of stochastic processes, in the algorithmic theory of randomness, and in some branches of mathematical statistics. Yet little has been written...
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Birkhäuser
Parution :
2022-10-17
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The Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles is the thesis that, necessarily, no two (concrete) objects differ only numerically. This is the weakest version of the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles. Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra argues that there is no trivial version...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-09-08
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The Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles is the thesis that, necessarily, no two (concrete) objects differ only numerically. This is the weakest version of the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles. Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra argues that there is no trivial version...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-08-25
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This open access book collects the historical and medial perspectives of a systematic and epistemological analysis of the complicated, multifaceted relationship between model and mathematics, ranging from, for example, the physical mathematical models of the 19th...
Editeur :
Birkhäuser
Parution :
2022-08-08
Collection :
Trends in the History of Science
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This open access book is about the shaping of international relations in mathematics over the last two hundred years. It focusses on institutions and organizations that were created to frame the international dimension of mathematical research. Today, striking evidence...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-06-15
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This volume contains eleven papers that have been collected by the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/Société canadienne d’histoire et de philosophie des mathématiques. It showcases rigorously-reviewed contemporary scholarship on an interesting...
Editeur :
Birkhäuser
Parution :
2022-05-25
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The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), the oldest organization in the world for women in mathematics, had its fiftieth anniversary in 2021. This collection of refereed articles, illustrated by color photographs, reflects on women in mathematics and the...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-04-21
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This proceedings volume collects the stories of mathematicians and scientists who have spent and developed parts of their careers and life in countries other than those of their origin. The reasons may have been different in different periods but were often driven by...
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Birkhäuser
Parution :
2022-04-13
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This open access book brings together for the first time all aspects of the tragic life and fascinating work of the polymath Robert Leslie Ellis (1817–1859), placing him at the heart of early-Victorian intellectual culture.
Written by a diverse team of experts,...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-04-12
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Jamshid al-Kashi’s Mifta? al-?isab (Key to Arithmetic) was largely unknown to researchers until the mid-20th century, and has not been translated to English until now. This is the third and final book in a multi-volume set that finally brings al-Kashi’s...
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Birkhäuser
Parution :
2022-03-22
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This book offers an alternative to current philosophy of mathematics: heuristic philosophy of mathematics. In accordance with the heuristic approach, the philosophy of mathematics must concern itself with the making of mathematics and in particular with mathematical...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-03-07
Collection :
Synthese Library
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The Savilian Professorships in Geometry and Astronomy at Oxford University were founded in 1619 by Sir Henry Savile, distinguished scholar and Warden of Merton College.The Geometry chair, in particular, is the earliest University-based mathematics professorship in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-01-10
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This book provides a fresh view on an important and largely overlooked aspect of the Euclidean traditions in the medieval mathematical texts, particularly concerning the interrelations between geometry and arithmetic, and the rise of algebraic modes...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-19
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Apart from its foray into technical issues of risk assessment and management, this book has one principal aim. With situations of chancy outcomes certain key factors—including outcome possibilities, overall expectation, threat, and even luck—are measurable...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-10-04
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Dieses Werk gibt einen Überblick über die Geschichte des Zählens, sowohl in mathematischen oder philosophischen als auch soziokulturellen Zusammenhängen. Die Frage "Warum und wie zählen wir eigentlich?" wird vielfältig untersucht und beantwortet. Bewusst kurz und...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-07-01
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About Felix Klein, the famous Greek mathematician Constantin Carathéodory once said: “It is only by illuminating him from all angles that one can come to understand his significance.” The author of this biography has done just this. A detailed study of original sources...
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Birkhäuser
Parution :
2021-06-23
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The aim of this monograph is to describe Greek mathematics as a literary product, studying its style from a logico-syntactic point of view and setting parallels with logical and grammatical doctrines developed in antiquity. In this way, major philosophical themes such...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-06-21
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Felix Hausdorff ist eine singuläre Erscheinung in der Geschichte der Wissenschaft. Als Mathematiker hat er die Entwicklung der modernen Mathematik des 20. Jahrhunderts wesentlich mitgeprägt. Er begründete die allgemeine Topologie als eigenständige mathematische...
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2021-04-29
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This book is an original—the first-ever treatment of the mathematics of Luck. Setting out from the principle that luck can be measured by the gap between reasonable expectation and eventual realization, the book develops step-by-step a mathematical theory that...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-01-22
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Although she was famous as the "mother of modern algebra," Emmy Noether’s life and work have never been the subject of an authoritative scientific biography. Emmy Noether – Mathematician Extraordinaire represents the most comprehensive study of this singularly...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-09
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