Format:
1 online resource (vi, 593 pages)
ISBN:
9780511703096
,
9781108003803
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Mathematics
Content:
Charles Hermite (1822–1901) was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to pure mathematics, and especially to number theory and algebra. In 1858 he solved the equation of the fifth degree by elliptic functions, and in 1873 he proved that e (the base of natural logarithms) is transcendental. The legacy of his work can be shown in the large number of mathematical terms which bear the adjective 'Hermitian'. As a teacher at the École Polytechnique, the Faculté des Sciences de Paris and the École Normale Supérieure he was influential and inspiring to a new generation of scientists in many disciplines. The four volumes of his collected papers were published between 1905 and 1908.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108003803
Additional Edition:
Druck-Ausgabe Erscheint auch als ISBN 9781108003803
Language:
French
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511703096
Author information:
Hermite, Charles 1822-1901
