Geometry - Differential, Mathematicians & Logicians - Biography
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Overview
This is an expanded edition of a previously published work. Two chapters have been added to this revised edition. In the summer of 1990, S. Y. Cheng and S.-T. Yau organized a conference in Los Angeles in honor of their professor, S. S. Chern, on the occasion of his seventy-ninth birthday. Published here are personal reminiscences from Chern's large group of friends and students. These lectures reflect the wisdom of this great mathematician and his warmth in interacting with young geometers. The editors hope that through this book, readers might get a glimpse of the life of a great geometer.Editorials
Booknews
Contains technical essays and reminiscences by students of a geometry professor on the occasion of his 79th birthday, plus an essay by Chern on his mathematical education in China. Technical topics include Chern's influence on value distribution, the normal Gauss map of a tight smooth surface in R3, Riemannian manifolds, and open problems in differential geometry. Includes some 25 pages of b&w photos. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
February 1, 1998
Publisher
[Cambridge, Mass.] : International Press, c1998.
Pages
8
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781571460981