
Frontiers of Mathematical Science
The Inauguration of the Mathemtical Sciences Center of Tsinghua University and the Tsinghua-Sanya International Mathematics Forum
International Press of Boston Inc
Published on 15. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
455 pages
978-1-57146-123-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book begins with an historical overview of mathematics at Tsinghua University, describing the life and works of several eminent mathematicians educated there--including Shiing-Shen Chern, Loo-Keng Hua, Chia-Chiao Lin, and Pao-Lu Hsu--and remembering two famous western visitors to Tsinghua, Jacques Hadamard and Norbert Wiener.
Furthermore, the book presents some specific plans, and maps a general direction, regarding the role that the Mathematical Sciences Center and the Tsinghua-Sanya International Mathematics Forum will play in mathematics both in China and on the international stage.
Most importantly, this book contains accessible articles and profound papers, written by some of the world's leading experts, delving into the content, meaning, and methods of the most recent developments in mathematics and mathematical physics, and revealing the deep connections between mathematics and the other sciences.
Furthermore, the book presents some specific plans, and maps a general direction, regarding the role that the Mathematical Sciences Center and the Tsinghua-Sanya International Mathematics Forum will play in mathematics both in China and on the international stage.
Most importantly, this book contains accessible articles and profound papers, written by some of the world's leading experts, delving into the content, meaning, and methods of the most recent developments in mathematics and mathematical physics, and revealing the deep connections between mathematics and the other sciences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Somerville
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-57146-123-0 (9781571461230)
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