Conversations with a mathematician : math, art, science and the limits of reason : a collection of his most wide ranging and non-technical lectures and interviews

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chaitin, Gregory J. (VerfasserIn)
Formato: Livro
Idioma:German
Publicado em: London [u.a.] : Springer, 2002
Assuntos:
Sumário:
  • A century of controversy over the foundations of mathematics
  • How to be a mathematician
  • The creative life: science vs. art
  • Algorithmic information theory and the foundations of mathematics
  • Randomness in arithmetic
  • The reason for my life
  • Undecidability and randomness in pure mathematics
  • Math, science and fantasy
  • Sensual mathematics
  • Final thoughts
  • Recommended further reading