Élie Cartan (1869-1951)

Author(s)

• Akivis, M. A. (Maks Aĭzikovich)
• Rozenfelʹd, B. A. (Boris Abramovich)
• Golʹdberg, Vladislav Viktorovich
• Ivanov, Simeon

Bibliographic Information

Élie Cartan (1869-1951)

M.A. Akivis, B.A. Rosenfeld ; [translated from the Russian by V.V. Goldberg ; translation edited by Simeon Ivanov]

（Translations of mathematical monographs, v. 123）

American Mathematical Society, c1993

Other Title

Эли Картан (1869-1951)

Ėlie Kartan (1869-1951)

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-317)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book describes the life and achievements of the great french mathematician, Elie Cartan. Here readers will find detailed descriptions of Cartan's discoveries in Lie groups and algebras, associative algebras, differential geometry, as well as later developments stemming from his ideas. The volume includes a biographical sketch of Cartan's life. A monumental tribute to a towering figure in the history of mathematics, this book will appeal to mathematicians and historians alike.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA20444022
• ISBN:
  • 082184587X
• LCCN: 93006932
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: rus
• Place of Publication: Providence, R.I.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 317 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA29.C355
  • DC20 : 516.3/76/092
  • NDC8 : 289.3
  • NDC8 : 414.7
  • NDC8 : 411.67
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cartan, Elie, 1869-1951
  • LCSH : Mathematicians -- France -- Biography
  • LCSH : Lie groups
  • LCSH : Geometry, Differential
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00080309