Screen LibraryVito Volterra
Vito Volterra (1860-1940) was one of the most famous representatives of Italian science in his day. Angelo Guerragio and Giovanni Paolini analyze Volterra's most important contributions to mathematics and their applications, as well as his outstanding organizational achievements in scientific p...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27263-9 |
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Vito Volterra (1860-1940) was one of the most famous representatives of Italian science in his day. Angelo Guerragio and Giovanni Paolini analyze Volterra's most important contributions to mathematics and their applications, as well as his outstanding organizational achievements in scientific policy. Volterra was one of the founding fathers of functional analysis and the author of fundamental contributions in the field of integral equations, elasticity theory and population dynamics (Lotka-Volterra model). He delivered keynote lectures on the occasion of the International Congresses of Mathematicians held in Paris (1900), Rome (1908), Strasbourg (1920) and Bologna (1928) ... |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 176 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9783642272639 (electronic bk.) 3642272630 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | QA29 |
| CLC: | K835.466.11 |
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Chronicles of Italian Life -- Professor in Pisa -- The Cats of Torino -- Rome, Public Appointments, the Politician -- Days of Firing from a Dirigible -- From War to Peace: Italy's National Research Council -- The End of Freedom -- After the Cats, Fish -- Time Runs Out. |