The Concept of a Riemann Surface - (Dover Books on Mathematics) 3rd Edition by Hermann Weyl (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This classic on the general history of functions combines function theory and geometry, forming the basis of the modern approach to analysis, geometry, and topology. 1955 edition.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This classic on the general history of functions was written by one of the twentieth century's best-known mathematicians. Hermann Weyl, who worked with Einstein at Princeton, combined function theory and geometry in this high-level landmark work, forming a new branch of mathematics and the basis of the modern approach to analysis, geometry, and topology.<br>The author intended this book not only to develop the basic ideas of Riemann's theory of algebraic functions and their integrals but also to examine the related ideas and theorems with an unprecedented degree of rigor. Weyl's two-part treatment begins by defining the concept and topology of Riemann surfaces and concludes with an exploration of functions of Riemann surfaces. His teachings illustrate the role of Riemann surfaces as not only devices for visualizing the values of analytic functions but also as indispensable components of the theory.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Along with his fundamental contributions to most branches of mathematics, Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) took a serious interest in theoretical physics. In addition to teaching in Zürich, Göttingen, and Princeton, Weyl worked with Einstein on relativity theory at the Institute for Advanced Studies. <p><b>Hermann Weyl: The Search for Beautiful Truths <br></b>One of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) was associated with three major institutions during his working years: the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), the University of Gottingen, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. In the last decade of Weyl's life (he died in Princeton in 1955), Dover reprinted two of his major works, <i>The Theory of Groups and Quantum Mechanics</i> and <i>Space, Time, Matter</i>. Two others, <i>The Continuum</i> and <i>The Concept of a Riemann Surface</i> were added to the Dover list in recent years. <p><b>In the Author's Own Words: <br></b>"My work always tried to unite the truth with the beautiful, but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful." <p>"We are not very pleased when we are forced to accept mathematical truth by virtue of a complicated chain of formal conclusions and computations, which we traverse blindly, link by link, feeling our way by touch. We want first an overview of the aim and of the road; we want to understand the idea of the proof, the deeper context." <p>"A modern mathematical proof is not very different from a modern machine, or a modern test setup: the simple fundamental principles are hidden and almost invisible under a mass of technical details." -- Hermann Weyl <p><b>Critical Acclaim for <i>Space, Time, Matter</i> <br></b>"A classic of physics . . . the first systematic presentation of Einstein's theory of relativity." -- <i>British Journal for Philosophy and Science</i>
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