The Great Mathematical ProblemsProfile Books, 7 mar 2013 - 340 pagine There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture - they are the enigmas which define mathematics. |
Sommario
Great problems | |
Prime territory Goldbach Conjecture | |
The puzzle of pi Squaring the Circle | |
Mapmaking mysteries Four Colour Theorem | |
Sphereful symmetry Kepler Conjecture | |
New solutions for old Mordell Conjecture | |
Inadequate margins Fermats Last Theorem | |
Fluid thinking NavierStokes Equation | |
Quantum conundrum Mass Gap Hypothesis | |
Diophantine dreams BirchSwinnertonDyer Conjecture | |
Complex cycles Hodge Conjecture | |
Where next? | |
Twelve for the future | |
Glossary | |
Further reading | |