The Poincaré conjecture : in search of the shape of the universe / Donal O'Shea.

Conceived in 1904, the Poincaré conjecture, a puzzle that speaks to the possible shape of the universe and lies at the heart of modern topology and geometry, has resisted attempts by generations of mathematicians to prove or to disprove it. Despite a million-dollar prize for a solution, Russian mat...

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Main Author: O'Shea, Donal
Corporate Author: International Congress of Mathematicians
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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Closed Stacks - Engineering Math & Physics Library - Stacks

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Call Number: QA612 .O83 2007
QA612 .O83 2007 Available Place a Hold