Naming infinity [[electronic resource] ] : a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity / / Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor

• Autore: Graham Loren R
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 510.947/0904
• Soggetto topico: Mathematics - Russia (Federation) - Religious aspects; Mysticism - Russia (Federation); Mathematics - Russia (Federation) - Philosophy; Mathematics - France - Religious aspects; Mathematics - France - Philosophy; Set theory
• Classificazione: BH 3200
• Altri autori: KantorJean-Michel
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-227) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Naming infinity
• ISBN: 0-674-05391-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826275503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II