Zariski Geometries: Geometry from the Logician's Point of View (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 360)

Zilber, Boris

ISBN 10: 0521735602 / ISBN 13: 9780521735605

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zariski Geometries: Geometry from the Logician's Point of View (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 360)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521735602
• ISBN 13: 9780521735605
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book presents methods and results from the theory of Zariski structures and discusses their applications in geometry as well as various other mathematical fields. Its logical approach helps us understand why algebraic geometry is so fundamental throughout mathematics and why the extension to noncommutative geometry, which has been forced by recent developments in quantum physics, is both natural and necessary. Beginning with a crash course in model theory, this book will suit not only model theorists but also readers with a more classical geometric background.

About the Author

Boris Zilber is Professor of Mathematical Logic in the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford.