Huygens and Barrow, Newton and Hooke: Pioneers in Mathematical Analysis and Catastrophe Theory from Evolvents to Quasicrystals

by Vladimir I. Arnold

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Translated from the Russian by E.J.F. Primrose
"Remarkable little book." -SIAM REVIEW
V.I. Arnold, who is renowned for his lively style, retraces the beginnings of mathematical analysis and theoretical physics in the works (and the intrigues!) of the great scientists of the 17th century.
Some of Huygens' and Newton's ideas. several centuries ahead of their time, were developed only recently. The author follows the link between their...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3764323833

ISBN13:9783764323837

Release Date:July 1990

Publisher:Birkhauser

Length:118 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

17th Century Business & Management History Math Mathematical Analysis Mathematical Physics Mathematics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Physics Pure Mathematics

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