From Combinatorics to Philosophy

The Legacy of G.-C. Rota

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Rota’s legacy connects European and Italian research communities to the USA by providing inspiration to several generations of researchers in combinatorics, philosophy and computer science.From Combinatorics to Philosophy: The Legacy of G.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-08-04
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:588 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:262
Upplaga:2009
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387887524

Utforska kategorier

Kombinatorik och grafteori inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Gian-Carlo Rota, the Man.- Gianco, my Brother.- Remembering Gian-Carlo Rota.- Gian-Carlo Rota, the Mathematician.- A Glimpse of Vector Invariant Theory. The Points of View of Weyl, Rota, De Concini and Procesi, and Grosshans.- Partitions of a Finite Partially Ordered Set.- An Algebra of Pieces of Space — Hermann Grassmann to Gian Carlo Rota.- The Eleventh and Twelveth Problems of Rota’s Fubini Lectures: from Cumulants to Free Probability Theory.- Two Examples of Applied Universal Algebra.- On the Euler Characteristic of Finite Distributive Lattices.- Rota, Probability, Algebra and Logic.- A Symbolic Treatment of Abel Polynomials.- Gian-Carlo Rota, the Philosopher.- Ethics in Thought. Gian-Carlo Rota and Philosophy.- Indiscrete Variations on Gian-Carlo Rota’s Themes.- On the Courage Needed to Do Phenomenology. Rota and Analytic Philosophy.- Rota’s Philosophical Insights.- “A Minority View” Gian-Carlo Rota’s Phenomenological Realism.