In Search of Infinity
Published on 11. August 1995
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Hardback
152 pages
978-3-7643-3819-0 (ISBN)
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The concept of infinity has been a topic of great interest for hundred of years, for scholars and lay people alike. The theory of infinte sets lies at the heart of much mathematics, yet it has produced a series of paradoxes that have led many scholars to doubt the soundness of its foundations. This work presents a popular-level account of the roads followed by human thought in attempts to understand the idea of the infinite in mathematics and physics. It aims to give the general reader a deep insight into the nature of the problem and its importance to an understanding of the world.
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N.Ya. Vilenkin
In Search of Infinity
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1. Infinity and the universe.- 2. The mysteries of infinite sets.- 3. Remarkable functions and curves, or a stroll through a mathematical hall of wonders.- 4. In search of the absolute.- Conclusion.- Notees.