Mathematics and Social Utopias in France

Olinde Rodrigues and His Times

Simon Altmann, Eduardo L. Ortiz - Collection History of Mathematics

184 pages, parution le 26/01/2006

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Social reformer, banker, and mathematician, Olinde Rodrigues is a fascinating figure of nineteenth-century Paris. Information about him is obscure--scattered in publications on history, mathematics, and the social sciences--and often inaccurate. Rodrigues left no papers or archives. Here, for the first time, is an authoritative account of his family history, education, and important mathematical works. Written by a team of prominent mathematicians and historians, the book comprises the interests and associations that make Rodrigues such a remarkable character in the history of mathematics. This is a superb panorama of nineteenth-century France, portrayed through the life and work of Olinde Rodrigues.

The beginning chapters attempt to recreate the scientific and social background of nineteenth-century Paris and Rodrigues's place in it. The following chapters discuss his contributions to a variety of mathematical fields (e.g., orthogonal polynomials, combinatorics, and rotations). The final chapters discuss contemporary reactions to his mathematical work. Sufficient background is given to make it accessible to readers familiar with basic college mathematics. The book is suitable for specialists in the history of mathematics and/or science, graduate students, and mathematicians.

Copublished with the London Mathematical Society beginning with Volume 4. Members of the LMS may order directly from the AMS at the AMS member price. The LMS is registered with the Charity Commissioners.

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Introduction
Olinde Rodrigues and his times
Towards a better understanding of Olinde Rodrigues and his circle: Family and faith in his life and career
Euphrasie and Olinde Rodrigues: The 'woman question' within Saint-Simonism
Rodrigues's early work in mathematics, 1813-1816
The 1839 paper on permutations: Its relation to the Rodrigues formula and further developments
Olinde Rodrigues and combinatorics
Olinde Rodrigues's paper of 1840 on a group of transformations
After Rodrigues: From rotations to quaternions

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Éditeur(s)	American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Auteur(s)	Simon Altmann, Eduardo L. Ortiz
Collection	History of Mathematics
Parution	26/01/2006
Nb. de pages	184
Format	18 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	495g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780821838600
ISBN13	978-0-8218-3860-0