Mathematics and the Unexpected

Author : Ivar Ekeland

Paperback

Published : Monday 15 January 1990

ISBN : 9780226199900

Price : €24.57

Description

In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible.

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