The Unreal Life of Oscar Zariski
- 1st Edition - December 28, 1990
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Carol Parikh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 4 5 4 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 5 7 2 - 8
The Unreal Life of Oscar Zariski records the life of Oscar Zariski that is based upon Carol Parikh's interviews with his family, colleagues, students, and his own memories from… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Unreal Life of Oscar Zariski records the life of Oscar Zariski that is based upon Carol Parikh's interviews with his family, colleagues, students, and his own memories from tape-recorded interviews conducted before his death in 1986. This book describes Oscar Zariski's work in mathematics that perpetually altered the foundations of algebraic geometry. The powerful tools he forged from the ideas of algebra allowed him to penetrate classical problems with a clarity and depth that brought a rigor to the way algebraic geometers carry out proofs. The strength of his work was matched by his forcefulness as a teacher, and the students he trained at Johns Hopkins and later at Harvard have made essential contributions to many areas of mathematics. This publication is beneficial to students and researchers interested in Oscar Zariski’s life and work in mathematics.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsForeword A Foreword for Non-MathematiciansChapter 1 That Darling Old LadyChapter 2 Birds Whirling like NumbersChapter 3 Three Great MathematiciansChapter 4 Reading Pushkin and DanteChapter 5 "Oscar, you are not one of us."Chapter 6 Walking with LefschetzChapter 7 A Voyage of DiscoveryChapter 8 "The Algebra Which Sheds Light on Geometry"Chapter 9 A Citizen of the World of MathematicsChapter 10 The Resolution of Some SingularitiesChapter 11 A Land of Intellectual CannibalsChapter 12 "A Superb Audience of OneChapter 13 Normal Points of a VarietyChapter 14 The Pure Pleasure of ItChapter 15 An Attack on the Theory of Linear SystemsChapter 16 Tying Bells on Characteristic ZeroChapter 17 A Feeling of AweChapter 18 The Depth of His AttachmentAppendix A A Discussion of Zariski's WorkAppendix B Bibliography of Oscar ZariskiIndex of Names
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 28, 1990
- No. of pages (eBook): 292
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483244549
- eBook ISBN: 9781483265728
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