Joseph Liouville 1809–1882 Master of Pure and Applied Mathematics

Joseph Liouville 1809–1882 Master of Pure and Applied Mathematics / by Jesper Lützen.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lützen, Jesper (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1990.
Edition:1st ed. 1990.
Series:Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 15
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Mathematics.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. The Career of a Mathematician
  • I. Youth (1809–1830)
  • II. Climbing the Academic Ladder (1830–1840)
  • III. Professor, Academician, and Editor (1840–1848)
  • IV. The Second Republic (1848–1852)
  • V. The Last Flash of Genius (1852–1862)
  • VI. Old Age (1862–1882)
  • II. Mathematical Work
  • VII. Juvenile Work
  • VIII. Differentiation of Arbitrary Order
  • IX. Integration in Finite Terms
  • X. Sturm-Liouville Theory
  • XI. Figures of Equilibrium of a Rotating Mass of Fluid
  • XII. Transcendental Numbers
  • XIII. Doubly Periodic Functions
  • XIV. Galois Theory
  • XV. Potential Theory
  • XVI. Mechanics
  • XVII. Geometry
  • Appendix I. Liouville on Ampère’s Force Law
  • Appendix II. Liouville’s Notes on Galois Theory
  • Notes
  • Unpublished Manuscripts and Other Archival Material
  • List of J. Liouville’s Published Works
  • Other References.

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