Poincare and the Three Body Problem |
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| Author:
| Barrow-Green, June |
| Series title: | History of Mathematics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8218-0367-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
| Publisher: | American Mathematical Society
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work.
The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work.