Proofs and Confirmations: The Story of the Alternating-Sign Matrix Conjecture (Spectrum)

David M. Bressoud

ISBN 10: 0521666465 / ISBN 13: 9780521666466

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 1999

292 pp., Paperback, bookplate to verso of front cover else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Codice articolo ZB1336352

Riassunto:

An introduction to recent developments in algebraic combinatorics and an illustration of how research in mathematics actually progresses.

Recensione: 'Proofs and Confirmations is one of the most brilliant examples of mathematical exposition that I have encountered, in many years of reading the same. This is not for the faint-hearted, nor is Proofs and Confirmations a book that can be read in an easy chair, like a novel; it demands active participation by the reader. But Bressoud rewards such readers with a panorama of combinatorics today and with renewed awe at the human ability to penetrate the deeply hidden mysteries of pure mathematics.' Herbert S. Wilf, Science

'The unexpected twists and turns will hardly be matched in any novel - this book allows us all to share in the excitement ... a brilliant book.' Alun O. Morris

'I strongly recommend the book as an account of a remarkable mathematical development.' P. J. Cameron, Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

'This is an excellent book which can be recommended without hesitation, not only to specialists in the field, but to any mathematician with time to read something interesting and nicely written.' EMS

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Titolo: Proofs and Confirmations: The Story of the ...
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1999
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good