Mathematics across the Iron Curtain

Mathematics across the Iron Curtain
Author: Christopher Hollings
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2014-07-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470414937

The theory of semigroups is a relatively young branch of mathematics, with most of the major results having appeared after the Second World War. This book describes the evolution of (algebraic) semigroup theory from its earliest origins to the establishment of a full-fledged theory. Semigroup theory might be termed `Cold War mathematics' because of the time during which it developed. There were thriving schools on both sides of the Iron Curtain, although the two sides were not always able to communicate with each other, or even gain access to the other's publications. A major theme of this book is the comparison of the approaches to the subject of mathematicians in East and West, and the study of the extent to which contact between the two sides was possible.

Combinatorial Optimization

Combinatorial Optimization
Author: Alexander Schrijver
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 2024
Release: 2003-02-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783540443896

From the reviews: "About 30 years ago, when I was a student, the first book on combinatorial optimization came out referred to as "the Lawler" simply. I think that now, with this volume Springer has landed a coup: "The Schrijver". The box is offered for less than 90.- EURO, which to my opinion is one of the best deals after the introduction of this currency." OR-Spectrum

Vector and Operator Valued Measures and Applications

Vector and Operator Valued Measures and Applications
Author: Don H. Tucker
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2014-05-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1483261026

Vector and Operator Valued Measures and Applications is a collection of papers presented at the Symposium on Vector and Operator Valued Measures and Applications held in Alta, Utah, on August 7-12, 1972. The symposium provided a forum for discussing vector and operator valued measures and their applications to various areas such as stochastic integration, electrical engineering, control theory, and scattering theory. Comprised of 37 chapters, this volume begins by presenting two remarks related to the result due to Kolmogorov: the first is a theorem holding for nonnegative definite functions from T X T to C (where T is an arbitrary index set), and the second applies to separable Hausdorff spaces T, continuous nonnegative definite functions ? from T X T to C, and separable Hilbert spaces H. The reader is then introduced to the extremal structure of the range of a controlled vector measure ? with values in a Hausdorff locally convex space X over the field of reals; how the theory of vector measures is connected with the theory of compact and weakly compact mappings on certain function spaces; and Daniell and Daniell-Bochner type integrals. Subsequent chapters focus on the disintegration of measures and lifting; products of spectral measures; and mean convergence of martingales of Pettis integrable functions. This book should be of considerable use to workers in the field of mathematics.

PB [report]

PB [report]
Author: United States. Department of Commerce. Office of Technical Services
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1965
Genre: Technology
ISBN:

Modern Computer Algebra

Modern Computer Algebra
Author: Joachim von zur Gathen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 811
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1107245257

Computer algebra systems are now ubiquitous in all areas of science and engineering. This highly successful textbook, widely regarded as the 'bible of computer algebra', gives a thorough introduction to the algorithmic basis of the mathematical engine in computer algebra systems. Designed to accompany one- or two-semester courses for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in computer science or mathematics, its comprehensiveness and reliability has also made it an essential reference for professionals in the area. Special features include: detailed study of algorithms including time analysis; implementation reports on several topics; complete proofs of the mathematical underpinnings; and a wide variety of applications (among others, in chemistry, coding theory, cryptography, computational logic, and the design of calendars and musical scales). A great deal of historical information and illustration enlivens the text. In this third edition, errors have been corrected and much of the Fast Euclidean Algorithm chapter has been renovated.

A History of Chinese Mathematics

A History of Chinese Mathematics
Author: Jean-Claude Martzloff
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2007-08-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540337830

This book is made up of two parts, the first devoted to general, historical and cultural background, and the second to the development of each subdiscipline that together comprise Chinese mathematics. The book is uniquely accessible, both as a topical reference work, and also as an overview that can be read and reread at many levels of sophistication by both sinologists and mathematicians alike.

Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems

Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems
Author: Cezar Câmpeanu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2016-07-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319411144

his book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, DCFS 2016, held in Bucharest, Romania, in July 2016. The 13 full papers presented together with 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions.Descriptional Complexity is a field in Computer Science that deals with the size of all kind of objects that occur in computational models, such as Turing Machines, finte automata, grammars, splicing systems and others. The topics of this conference are related to all aspects of descriptional complexity.