Geometries and Groups (Universitext; Springer Series in Soviet Mathematics) (English and Russian Edition)

Viacheslav V. Nikulin, Igor R. Shafarevich

ISBN 10: 0387152814 / ISBN 13: 9780387152813

Published by Springer Verlag, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geometries and Groups (Universitext; Springer Series in Soviet Mathematics) (English and Russian Edition)
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387152814
• ISBN 13: 9780387152813
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This is a quite exceptional book, a lively and approachable treatment of an important field of mathematics given in a masterly style. Assuming only a school background, the authors develop locally Euclidean geometries, going as far as the modular space of structures on the torus, treated in terms of Lobachevsky's non-Euclidean geometry. Each section is carefully motivated by discussion of the physical and general scientific implications of the mathematical argument, and its place in the history of mathematics and philosophy. The book is expected to find a place alongside classics such as Hilbert and Cohn-Vossen's "Geometry and the imagination" and Weyl's "Symmetry".

Language Notes

Text: English, Russian (translation)