03197nam 2200697 a 450 991046033030332120200520144314.00-674-05391-510.4159/9780674053915(CKB)2670000000040578(OCoLC)651657407(CaPaEBR)ebrary10399444(SSID)ssj0000423723(PQKBManifestationID)11300344(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423723(PQKBWorkID)10468665(PQKB)11112859(MiAaPQ)EBC3300779(Au-PeEL)EBL3300779(CaPaEBR)ebr10399444(DE-B1597)574322(DE-B1597)9780674053915(EXLCZ)99267000000004057820080918d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNaming infinity[electronic resource] a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity /Loren Graham and Jean-Michel KantorCambridge, Mass. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press20091 online resource (252 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-03293-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-227) and index.Storming a monastery -- A crisis in mathematics -- The French trio: Borel, Lebesgue, Baire -- The Russian trio: Egorov, Luzin, Florensky -- Russian mathematics and mysticism -- The legendary Lusitania -- Fates of the Russian trio -- Lusitania and after -- The human in mathematics, then and now.In 1913, Russian imperial marines stormed an Orthodox monastery at Mt. Athos, Greece to haul off monks engaged in a dangerously heretical practice known as Name Worshipping. Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor take us on an exciting mathematical mystery tour as they unravel a bizarre tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. The men and women of the leading French and Russian mathematical schools are central characters in this absorbing tale that could not be told until now. Naming Infinity is a poignant human interest story that raises provocative questions about science and religion, intuition and creativity.MathematicsRussia (Federation)Religious aspectsMysticismRussia (Federation)MathematicsRussia (Federation)PhilosophyMathematicsFranceReligious aspectsMathematicsFrancePhilosophySet theoryElectronic books.MathematicsReligious aspects.MysticismMathematicsPhilosophy.MathematicsReligious aspects.MathematicsPhilosophy.Set theory.510.947/0904BH 3200rvkGraham Loren R47336Kantor Jean-Michel984530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460330303321Naming infinity2249662UNINA