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Abel's proof

Hardcover • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Abel's proof: an essay on the sources and meaning of mathematical unsolvability

By Peter Pesic

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About the book

In 1824 a young Norwegian named Niels Henrik Abel proved conclusively that algebraic equations of the fifth order are not solvable in radicals. In this work, the author shows what an important event this was in the history of thought. He also presents it as a remarkable human story. Abel was 21 when he self-published his proof, and he died five years later, poor and depressed, just before it started to receive wide acclaim. Abel's attempts to reach out to the mathematical elite of the day had be...Show more

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ISBN

9780262162166

Publisher

The MIT press

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Abel's proof

Format

Hardcover

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