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Kurt Gödel
The Genius of Metamathematics
Buch von William D. Brewer
Sprache: Englisch

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During his lifetime, Kurt Gödel was not well known outside the professional world of mathematicians, philosophers and theoretical physicists. Early in his career, for his doctoral thesis and then for his Habilitation ([...].), he wrote earthshaking articles on the completeness and provability of mathematical-logical systems, upsetting the hypotheses of the most famous mathematicians/philosophers of the time. He later delved into theoretical physics, finding a unique solution to Einstein¿s equations for gravity, the ¿Gödel Universe¿, and made contributions to philosophy, the guiding theme of his life.

This book includes more details about the context of Gödel¿s life than are found in earlier biographies, while avoiding an elaborate treatment of his mathematical/scientific/philosophical works, which have been described in great detail in other books. In this way, it makes him and his times more accessible to general readers, and will allow them to appreciate the lasting effects of Gödel¿s contributions (the latter in a more up-to-date context than in previous biographies, many of which were written 15¿25 years ago). His work spans or is relevant to a wide spectrum of intellectual endeavor, and this is emphasized in the book, with recent examples. This biography also examines possible sources of his unusual personality, which combined mathematical genius with an almost childlike naiveté concerning everyday life, and striking scientific innovations with timidity and hesitancy in practical matters. How he nevertheless had a long and successful career, inspiring many younger scholars along the way, with the help of his loyal wife Adele and some of his friends, is a fascinating story in human nature.
During his lifetime, Kurt Gödel was not well known outside the professional world of mathematicians, philosophers and theoretical physicists. Early in his career, for his doctoral thesis and then for his Habilitation ([...].), he wrote earthshaking articles on the completeness and provability of mathematical-logical systems, upsetting the hypotheses of the most famous mathematicians/philosophers of the time. He later delved into theoretical physics, finding a unique solution to Einstein¿s equations for gravity, the ¿Gödel Universe¿, and made contributions to philosophy, the guiding theme of his life.

This book includes more details about the context of Gödel¿s life than are found in earlier biographies, while avoiding an elaborate treatment of his mathematical/scientific/philosophical works, which have been described in great detail in other books. In this way, it makes him and his times more accessible to general readers, and will allow them to appreciate the lasting effects of Gödel¿s contributions (the latter in a more up-to-date context than in previous biographies, many of which were written 15¿25 years ago). His work spans or is relevant to a wide spectrum of intellectual endeavor, and this is emphasized in the book, with recent examples. This biography also examines possible sources of his unusual personality, which combined mathematical genius with an almost childlike naiveté concerning everyday life, and striking scientific innovations with timidity and hesitancy in practical matters. How he nevertheless had a long and successful career, inspiring many younger scholars along the way, with the help of his loyal wife Adele and some of his friends, is a fascinating story in human nature.
Über den Autor

William D. Brewer was born 1943 in the USA. Educated in Chemistry and Mathematics at Univ. Oregon (Eugene) and Univ. California (Berkeley). Postdoctoral work in physics at the Freie Universität Berlin and in Orsay, France. Habilitation in experimental physics at the FU Berlin, later University Professor there. Research in nuclear and solid-state physics, magnetism on surfaces and in thin films. Visiting scientist at Paris-Sud, IBM Yorktown Heights, Stanford, CRTBT Grenoble, KU Leuven, Univ. São Paulo, CBPF - Rio de Janeiro. Translations of over 20 scientific works (German to English), work for the Einstein Papers Project. Co-author of the book "Jayme Tiomno - A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil" in the Springer Biographies series (2020).

Zusammenfassung

The intriguing life of a mathematical genius - did Gödel have Asperger Syndrome?

The proofs that changed the fundamentals of mathematics. Gödel's Universe

Could time travel be a reality?

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.- Prologue.- La Belle Époque in Brünn. Beginnings.- School Days. A New Nation.- Moving to the Capital. Student Life in 1920's Vienna.- The Wiener Kreis and the Mathematical Colloquium. Graduate work.- Private Life in Vienna.- Gödel's Doctoral Thesis. The Incompleteness Theorems.- The Mathematician in Vienna. Habilitation.- Matters of Health.- A Sojourn Abroad: 1933/34 - Princeton.- Back to Vienna. The First Breakdown.- 'Commuting' between Vienna and Princeton - The Late 1930's. Marriage.- The Continuum Hypothesis.- Professional Uncertainty. A Long Journey Eastwards.- Princeton and the IAS - Philosophy, Einstein and von Neumann. A Bizarre Birthday Present: Gödel's Universe.- Reception, Recognition, Honors. Einstein's Loss. The Professor at Princeton.- The 1960's: Fame and Seclusion.- Later Years. Philosophy, Cosmology, Logic, Computability.- Gödel's Legacy - The Lessons of an Unusual Life.- Epilogue.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9783031113086
ISBN-10: 303111308X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Brewer, William D.
Auflage: 1st edition 2022
Hersteller: Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 241 x 160 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: William D. Brewer
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2022
Gewicht: 0,939 kg
Artikel-ID: 122013960
Über den Autor

William D. Brewer was born 1943 in the USA. Educated in Chemistry and Mathematics at Univ. Oregon (Eugene) and Univ. California (Berkeley). Postdoctoral work in physics at the Freie Universität Berlin and in Orsay, France. Habilitation in experimental physics at the FU Berlin, later University Professor there. Research in nuclear and solid-state physics, magnetism on surfaces and in thin films. Visiting scientist at Paris-Sud, IBM Yorktown Heights, Stanford, CRTBT Grenoble, KU Leuven, Univ. São Paulo, CBPF - Rio de Janeiro. Translations of over 20 scientific works (German to English), work for the Einstein Papers Project. Co-author of the book "Jayme Tiomno - A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil" in the Springer Biographies series (2020).

Zusammenfassung

The intriguing life of a mathematical genius - did Gödel have Asperger Syndrome?

The proofs that changed the fundamentals of mathematics. Gödel's Universe

Could time travel be a reality?

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.- Prologue.- La Belle Époque in Brünn. Beginnings.- School Days. A New Nation.- Moving to the Capital. Student Life in 1920's Vienna.- The Wiener Kreis and the Mathematical Colloquium. Graduate work.- Private Life in Vienna.- Gödel's Doctoral Thesis. The Incompleteness Theorems.- The Mathematician in Vienna. Habilitation.- Matters of Health.- A Sojourn Abroad: 1933/34 - Princeton.- Back to Vienna. The First Breakdown.- 'Commuting' between Vienna and Princeton - The Late 1930's. Marriage.- The Continuum Hypothesis.- Professional Uncertainty. A Long Journey Eastwards.- Princeton and the IAS - Philosophy, Einstein and von Neumann. A Bizarre Birthday Present: Gödel's Universe.- Reception, Recognition, Honors. Einstein's Loss. The Professor at Princeton.- The 1960's: Fame and Seclusion.- Later Years. Philosophy, Cosmology, Logic, Computability.- Gödel's Legacy - The Lessons of an Unusual Life.- Epilogue.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9783031113086
ISBN-10: 303111308X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Brewer, William D.
Auflage: 1st edition 2022
Hersteller: Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 241 x 160 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: William D. Brewer
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2022
Gewicht: 0,939 kg
Artikel-ID: 122013960
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