1.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN0253745

Titolo

Advances in Hamiltonian Systems / J. P. Aubin, A. Bensoussan, I. Ekeland editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Birkhäuser, 1983

Descrizione fisica

viii, 195 p. ; 24 cm

Soggetti

58-XX - Global analysis, analysis on manifolds [MSC 2020]

70-XX - Mechanics of particles and systems [MSC 2020]

00Bxx - Conference proceedings and collections of articles [MSC 2020]

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790859003321

Autore

DeVito Carl L

Titolo

Science, SETI and mathematics / / Carl L. DeVito

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014

ISBN

1-80073-007-1

1-4619-5258-1

1-78238-070-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

999.01/51

999.0151

Soggetti

Science - Mathematics

Extraterrestrial beings

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Where Are We?; Chapter 2 - Naïve Questions; Chapter 3 - Are We Special?; Chapter 4 - Stories-Part One; Chapter 5 - Measuring Our Solar Neighborhood; Chapter 6 - The



Scotsman; Chapter 7 - The Birth of SETI; Chapter 8 - The Conference at Green Bank; Chapter 9 - Stories-Part Two; Chapter 10 - Talking to E.T.; Chaper 11 - Languages; Chapter 12 - Paradoxes; Chapter 13 - The Universal Science; Chapter 14 - The Special Theory of Relativity; Chapter 15 - The General Theory of Relativity; Chapter 16 - The University of Colorado Study; Chapter 17 - Surprise!

Chapter 18 - EpilogueAppendix I - Infinite Sets; Appendix II - Mars; Appendix III - The DeVito-Oehrle Language; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Mathematics is as much a part of our humanity as music and art. And it is our mathematics that might be understandable, even familiar, to a distant race and might provide the basis for mutual communication. This book discusses, in a conversational way, the role of mathematics in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The author explores the science behind that search, its history, and the many questions associated with it, including those regarding the nature of language and the philosophical/psychological motivation behind this search.