Œuvres de Charles Hermite 4 Volume Paperback Set

The collected papers of the French mathematician who made significant contributions to pure mathematics, and especially to number theory.

Charles Hermite (Author)

9781108003285, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 24 September 2009

2218 pages
25 x 32.3 x 15.5 cm, 3.6 kg

Charles Hermite (1822–1901) was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to pure mathematics, and especially to number theory and algebra. In 1858 he solved the equation of the fifth degree by elliptic functions, and in 1873 he proved that e (the base of natural logarithms) is transcendental. The legacy of his work can be shown in the large number of mathematical terms which bear the adjective 'Hermitian'. As a teacher at the École Polytechnique, the Faculté des Sciences de Paris and the École Normale Supérieure he was influential and inspiring to a new generation of scientists in many disciplines. The four volumes of his collected papers were published between 1905 and 1908.

Collected volumes 1–4 of Oeuvres de Charles Hermite.

Subject Areas: Mathematics [PB]