Dirichlet A Mathematical Biography /

This is the first extensive biography of the influential German mathematician, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805 - 1859). Dirichlet made major contributions to number theory in addition to clarifying concepts such as the representation of functions as series, the theory of convergence, and potent...

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Main Author: Merzbach, Uta C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783030010737
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505 0 |a Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Rhineland -- Paris -- First Success -- Return to Prussia -- Early Publications -- Berlin -- Publications: 1829 - 1830 -- Maturation -- Publications: Autumn 1832 - Spring 1839 -- Expanding Interactions -- Publications: 1839 - 1845 -- A Darkling Decade -- Publications: 1846 - 1855 -- Göttingen -- Aftermath -- Lectures -- Centennial Legacy and Commentary -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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