Erdös on Graphs: His Legacy of Unsolved Problems - Softcover

Chung, Fan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156881111X ISBN 13: 9781568811116

Verlag: Routledge, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Fan Chung Ronald L Graham

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Reseña del editor

This book is a tribute to Paul Erdos, the wandering mathematician once described as the "prince of problem solvers and the absolute monarch of problem posers." It examines the legacy of open problems he left to the world after his death in 1996.

Reseña del editor

This book is a tribute to Paul Erdos, the wandering mathematician once described as the "prince of problem solvers and the absolute monarch or problem posers". It examines -- within the context of his unique personality and lifestyle -- the legacy of open problems he left to the world after his death in 1996. Unwilling to succumb to the temptations of money and position, Erdos never had a home and never held a job. His "home" was a bag or two containing all his belongings and a record of the collective activities of the mathematical community. His "job" was one at which he excelled: identifying a fundamental roadblock in some particular line of approach and capturing it in a well-chosen, often innocent-looking problem, whose solution would likewise provide insight into the underlying theory. By cataloguing the unsolved problems of Erdos in a comprehensive and well-documented volume, the authors hope to continue the work of an unusual and special man who fundamentally influenced the field of mathematics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 156881111X
• ISBN 13: 9781568811116
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 158