The Mathematics of Frobenius in Context

A Journey Through 18th to 20th Century Mathematics

By:

Thomas Hawkins

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

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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.

Author Biography:

Thomas Hawkins won the 2001 Whiteman Prize, an AMS prize that honors notable exposition in the history of mathematics. The citation for the prize calls Hawkins "an outstanding historian of mathematics whose current research and numerous publications display the highest standards of mathematical and historical sophistication." The citation also mentions a number of Hawkins’ works, including his book, The Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups: An Essay in the History of Mathematics 1869-1926. "Hawkins’ work has truly transformed our understanding of how modern mathematics has evolved," the citation concludes.

Release date Australia

August 6th, 2015

Author

Thomas Hawkins

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013

Illustrations

XIII, 699 p.

Pages

699

Series

Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Dimensions

155x235x36

ISBN-13

9781489987006

Product ID

23873762

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