Ebook: Duration and Change: Fifty Years at Oberwolfach

A volume containing original essays from quite diverse fields in mathematics is something of a rarity, especially if renowned scientists show the width of their discipline to the reader. This book is just such a rarity - a veritable gem. It was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mathematical research institute at Oberwolfach. The articles span a range of topics from general reflections on the place of mathematics in contemporary culture to essays dealing with aspects of algebra, analysis, geometry, coding theory, scientific computing and topology. All essays are interrelated, proving the old rule that you can divide and still conquer. A book in which every mathematician or scientist interested in mathematics will find something to take their fancy.

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A volume containing original essays from quite diverse fields in mathematics is something of a rarity, especially if renowned scientists show the width of their discipline to the reader. This book is just such a rarity - a veritable gem. It was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mathematical research institute at Oberwolfach. The articles span a range of topics from general reflections on the place of mathematics in contemporary culture to essays dealing with aspects of algebra, analysis, geometry, coding theory, scientific computing and topology. All essays are interrelated, proving the old rule that you can divide and still conquer. A book in which every mathematician or scientist interested in mathematics will find something to take their fancy.

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A volume containing original essays from quite diverse fields in mathematics is something of a rarity, especially if renowned scientists show the width of their discipline to the reader. This book is just such a rarity - a veritable gem. It was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mathematical research institute at Oberwolfach. The articles span a range of topics from general reflections on the place of mathematics in contemporary culture to essays dealing with aspects of algebra, analysis, geometry, coding theory, scientific computing and topology. All essays are interrelated, proving the old rule that you can divide and still conquer. A book in which every mathematician or scientist interested in mathematics will find something to take their fancy.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Ministerium f?r Wissenschaft und Forschung Baden-W?rttemberg....Pages 3-4
Volkswagen-Stiftung....Pages 5-5
American Mathematical Society....Pages 6-6
Dansk Matematisk Forening....Pages 7-7
Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung....Pages 8-9
European Mathematical Society....Pages 10-10
Gesellschaft f?r Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik....Pages 11-11
?sterreichische Mathematische Gesellschaft....Pages 12-12
Russian Academy of Sciences....Pages 13-13
Schweizerische Mathematische Gesellschaft Soci?t? Math?matique Suisse....Pages 14-14
Soci?t? Math?matique de France....Pages 15-16
Wiskundig Genootschap....Pages 17-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Antrag auf Bewilligung von Mitteln zur Errichtung eines G?stehauses....Pages 21-22
Erinnerungen....Pages 23-27
Abschied vom Schlo? in Oberwolfach....Pages 28-37
Allocution du professeur Henri Cartan (Paris)....Pages 38-38
Einweihung der baulichen Erweiterungen am 26. Mai 1989....Pages 39-41
Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberwolfach....Pages 42-54
The Work of Peter B. Kronheimer....Pages 56-59
Zur Verleihung des Preises an J?rg Br?dern....Pages 60-64
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Laudatio auf Jens Franke....Pages 65-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Some Trends in Riemannian Geometry....Pages 71-105
Mathematical Aspects of Computer Aided Geometric Design....Pages 106-138
On the Place of Mathematics in Culture....Pages 139-158
Mathematical Shell Theory: Recent Developments and Open Problems....Pages 159-176
On Algebras, Wild and Tame....Pages 177-210
Number Theory and Cryptography....Pages 211-236
Ist 4 denn noch normal?....Pages 237-253
Some Remarks on Geometric Mechanics....Pages 254-274
Neuere Entwicklungen in der Komplexen Geometrie....Pages 275-306

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A volume containing original essays from quite diverse fields in mathematics is something of a rarity, especially if renowned scientists show the width of their discipline to the reader. This book is just such a rarity - a veritable gem. It was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mathematical research institute at Oberwolfach. The articles span a range of topics from general reflections on the place of mathematics in contemporary culture to essays dealing with aspects of algebra, analysis, geometry, coding theory, scientific computing and topology. All essays are interrelated, proving the old rule that you can divide and still conquer. A book in which every mathematician or scientist interested in mathematics will find something to take their fancy.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Ministerium f?r Wissenschaft und Forschung Baden-W?rttemberg....Pages 3-4
Volkswagen-Stiftung....Pages 5-5
American Mathematical Society....Pages 6-6
Dansk Matematisk Forening....Pages 7-7
Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung....Pages 8-9
European Mathematical Society....Pages 10-10
Gesellschaft f?r Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik....Pages 11-11
?sterreichische Mathematische Gesellschaft....Pages 12-12
Russian Academy of Sciences....Pages 13-13
Schweizerische Mathematische Gesellschaft Soci?t? Math?matique Suisse....Pages 14-14
Soci?t? Math?matique de France....Pages 15-16
Wiskundig Genootschap....Pages 17-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Antrag auf Bewilligung von Mitteln zur Errichtung eines G?stehauses....Pages 21-22
Erinnerungen....Pages 23-27
Abschied vom Schlo? in Oberwolfach....Pages 28-37
Allocution du professeur Henri Cartan (Paris)....Pages 38-38
Einweihung der baulichen Erweiterungen am 26. Mai 1989....Pages 39-41
Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberwolfach....Pages 42-54
The Work of Peter B. Kronheimer....Pages 56-59
Zur Verleihung des Preises an J?rg Br?dern....Pages 60-64
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Laudatio auf Jens Franke....Pages 65-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Some Trends in Riemannian Geometry....Pages 71-105
Mathematical Aspects of Computer Aided Geometric Design....Pages 106-138
On the Place of Mathematics in Culture....Pages 139-158
Mathematical Shell Theory: Recent Developments and Open Problems....Pages 159-176
On Algebras, Wild and Tame....Pages 177-210
Number Theory and Cryptography....Pages 211-236
Ist 4 denn noch normal?....Pages 237-253
Some Remarks on Geometric Mechanics....Pages 254-274
Neuere Entwicklungen in der Komplexen Geometrie....Pages 275-306
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