The Mathematician Sophus Lie : It was the Audacity of My Thinking
Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is without doubt one of Norway's greatest scientific talents. His mathematical works have made him famous around the world no less than Niels Henrik Abel. The terms Lie groups and Lie algebra are today part of the standard mathematical vocabulary. In his comprehensive biography the author Arild Stubhaug let us come close to both the person Sophus Lie and his time. We follow him through childhood at the vicarage in Nordfjordeid, his growing up in Moss, school and studying in Christiania, travelling in Europe and his contacts with the leading mathematicians of his time. The academic and scientific career brought Lie from Christiania to Leipzig as professor, before the attempt to call him back to Norway, when she stood on the threshold to national sovereignty, was successful
eBook, English, 2002
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2002
1 online resource (xi, 555 pages)
9783662043868, 3662043866
851385361
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The Measure and the Goal of a Life
Family Background and Upbringing
School and Education
In Tune with the Times
Professor in Christiania
Professor in Leipzig
At the End of the Road
Appendices
English