LEADER 04856nam 22008535 450 001 9910299975903321 005 20200704024622.0 010 $a1-4471-5619-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4471-5619-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000078531 035 $a(EBL)1591770 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001067787 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11630105 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001067787 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11112719 035 $a(PQKB)10412305 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4471-5619-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6312142 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1591770 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1591770 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10976241 035 $a(OCoLC)864877910 035 $a(PPN)176097325 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000078531 100 $a20131129d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPaul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet $e50 Years of Correspondence in 107 Letters /$fby Marc Barbut, Bernard Locker, Laurent Mazliak 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aLondon :$cSpringer London :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (227 p.) 225 1 $aSources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,$x2196-8810 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4471-5618-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Introduction to the correspondence -- 107 Letters from Paul Lévy to Maurice Fréchet. 330 $aThe fascinating correspondence between Paul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet spans an extremely active period in French mathematics during the twentieth century. The letters of these two Frenchmen show their vicissitudes of research and passionate enthusiasm for the emerging field of modern probability theory. The letters cover various topics of mathematical importance including academic careers and professional travels, issues concerning students and committees, and the difficulties both mathematicians met to be elected to the Paris Academy of Sciences.   The technical questions that occupied Lévy and Fréchet on almost a daily basis are the primary focus of these letters, which are charged with elation, frustration and humour. Their mathematical victories and setbacks unfolded against the dramatic backdrop of the two World Wars and the occupation of France, during which Lévy was obliged to go into hiding. The clear and persistent desire of these mathematicians to continue their work whatever the circumstance testifies to the enlightened spirit of their discipline which was persistent against all odds. The book contains a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the central topics of the correspondence. The original text of the letters are also annotated by numerous footnotes for helpful guidance. Paul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet will be useful to anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the twentieth century and, in particular, the birth of modern pr obability theory. 410 0$aSources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,$x2196-8810 606 $aHistory 606 $aProbabilities 606 $aFunctional analysis 606 $aMathematical physics 606 $aMathematics 606 $aSocial sciences 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 606 $aProbability Theory and Stochastic Processes$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M27004 606 $aFunctional Analysis$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M12066 606 $aMathematical Physics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M35000 606 $aMathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M32000 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aProbabilities. 615 0$aFunctional analysis. 615 0$aMathematical physics. 615 0$aMathematics. 615 0$aSocial sciences. 615 14$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aProbability Theory and Stochastic Processes. 615 24$aFunctional Analysis. 615 24$aMathematical Physics. 615 24$aMathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences. 676 $a510.904 700 $aBarbut$b Marc$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$041012 702 $aLocker$b Bernard$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aMazliak$b Laurent$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299975903321 996 $aPaul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet$92522978 997 $aUNINA