| The Mathematics of Frobenius in Context: A Journey Through 18th to 20th Century Mathematics Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Hawkins, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1489987002 ISBN-13: 9781489987006 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Algebra - Linear - Mathematics | History & Philosophy |
| Dewey: 510.9 |
| Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physic |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.17 lbs) 699 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Frobenius made many important contributions to mathematics in the latter part of the 19th century. Hawkins here focuses on his work in linear algebra and its relationship with the work of Burnside, Cartan, and Molien, and its extension by Schur and Brauer. He also discusses the Berlin school of mathematics and the guiding force of Weierstrass in that school, as well as the fundamental work of d'Alembert, Lagrange, and Laplace, and of Gauss, Eisenstein and Cayley that laid the groundwork for Frobenius's work in linear algebra. The book concludes with a discussion of Frobenius's contribution to the theory of stochastic matrices. |