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100 1 $aO'Shea, Donal.
245 14 $aThe Poincaré conjecture :$bin search of the shape of the universe /$cDonal O'Shea.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bWalker & Co. :$bDistributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers,$c2007.
300 $aix, 293 :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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520 $aConceived 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 mathematician Grigory Perelman, posted his solution on the Internet instead of publishing it in a peer-reviewed journal. This book "tells the story of the fascinating personalities, institutions, and scholarship behind the centuries of mathematics that have led to Perelman's dramatic proof." The author also chronicles dramatic events at the 2006 International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, where Perelman was awarded a Fields Medal for his solution, which he declined.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index.
505 0 $aCambridge, April 2003 -- The shape of the earth -- Possible worlds -- The shape of the universe -- Euclid's geometry -- The non-Euclideans -- Bernhard Riemann's probationary lecture -- Riemann's legacy -- Klein and Poincaré -- Poincaré's topological papers -- The great savants -- The conjecture takes hold -- Higher dimensions -- A solution in the new millennium -- Madrid, August 2006.
600 10 $aPoincaré, Henri,$d1854-1912.
600 10 $aPerelman, Grigori,$d1966-
600 16 $aPoincaré, Henri,$d1854-1912.
600 16 $aPerelman, Grigori.
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600 17 $aPoincaré, Henri,$d1854-1912.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00006529
650 0 $aAlgebraic topology.
650 0 $aMathematics$xAwards$xHistory.
650 0 $aMathematicians$xHistory.
650 6 $aTopologie algébrique.
650 6 $aMathématiques$xPrix et récompenses$xHistoire.
650 6 $aMathématiciens$xHistoire.
650 7 $aAlgebraic topology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00804941
650 7 $aMathematicians.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01012154
650 7 $aMathematics$xAwards.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01012168
650 7 $aMatematik.$2sao
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655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 4 $aNonfiction.
711 2 $aInternational Congress of Mathematicians$d(2006 :$cMadrid, Spain)
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2007310348-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1002/2007310348.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2007310348-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2007310348-d.html
856 42 $zAdditional Information at Google Books$uhttps://books.google.com/books?isbn=0802718949
856 42 $3The Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund Home Page$uhttp://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366197
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