» Divergent Series (AMS Chelsea Publishing)
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Manufacturer: American Mathematical Society
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Divergent Series (AMS Chelsea Publishing) Details
Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 511
EAN: 9780821826492
ISBN: 0821826492
Label: American Mathematical Society
Manufacturer: American Mathematical Society
Number Of Pages: 396
Publication Date: 1992-11-01
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Release Date: 1992-11-01
Studio: American Mathematical Society
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Customer Rating:Summary: elegant arguments
Comment: Hardy was one of the greatest mathematicians of the early 20th century. This book is a reprint of his last work. In it, he gives a masterful exposition on the theory of diverging series, as it was then understood.
The book is a chance for the dedicated maths reader to study Hardy's thinking, in his own words. The logic is very clear and the development of Hardy's arguments unfolds elegantly.
Editorial Review for Divergent Series (AMS Chelsea Publishing):
From the Preface by J. E. Littlewood: "All [Hardy's] books gave him some degree of pleasure, but this one, his last, was his favourite. When embarking on it he told me that he believed in its value (as well he might), and also that he looked forward to the task with enthusiasm. He had actually given lectures on the subject at intervals ever since his return to Cambridge in 1931, and he had at one time or another lectured on everything in the book except Chapter XIII [The Euler-MacLaurin sum formula] ... [I]n the early years of the century the subject [Divergent Series], while in no way mystical or unrigorous, was regarded as sensational, and about the present title, now colourless, there hung an aroma of paradox and audacity."